Unscramble SUBSTRATES and you have 319 words, SUBSTRATES itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. SUBSTRATES has 1 anagram here, ABSTRUSEST, scoring 12 like SUBSTRATES itself. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from SUBSTRATES split into 2 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 13 with 8, 43 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
2 10-letter words made with SUBSTRATES letters use every letter: SUBSTRATES and its 1 anagram ABSTRUSEST, all with 12 points.
Of the 43 7-letter words from SUBSTRATES, 25 score 9 points, the group's best. BREASTS, STATUES and ASSERTS are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in SUBSTRATES; 45 of them share the top score of 8. BREAST, ASSETS and BUTTER are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 5-letter words made with SUBSTRATES letters score 7 points. ABUSE, BEARS and BEAST are the ones most people know.
48 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTRATES tie at 6 points; none scores more. BEST, EAST and ARTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from SUBSTRATES, 20 score 5 points, the group's best. ARE, BUT and SET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SUBSTRATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SU · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ABSTRUSEST (12 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SUBSTRATES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSTRATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 319) | 268 | 319 | 252 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BRASSETS, SURBATES, BASSERS, BESTARS, BRASSET, BUSERAS, SURBATE, TABRETS, ABURST, BESTAR, BRASES, BRASTS and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BASSEST, BRUTEST, STRATUSES, BASSER, TSUBAS, BRUTS, BUTES, BAES, BAE, BES, ESTS, ATS and 4 more, 16 in all.