379 words come out when you unscramble SUBSTRUCTIONS, starting with SUBSTRUCTIONS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. SUBSTRUCTION is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 13 letters split into 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SUBSTRUCTIONS split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 3 with 10, 11 with 9, 40 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words made with SUBSTRUCTIONS letters: SUBSTRUCTION, for 16 points.
CONSUBSIST and SUBSTRUCTS are the top 10-letter words in SUBSTRUCTIONS, 14 points each.
10 of 40 8-letter words from SUBSTRUCTIONS tie at 12 points; none scores more. CONSISTS, TOURISTS and INSTRUCT will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTRUCTIONS, 12 score 11 points, the group's best. BUTTONS, CURIOUS and CONSIST are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from SUBSTRUCTIONS, the top score is 10, reached by 16. BUTTON, COURTS and COUNTS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words in SUBSTRUCTIONS, 9 score 9 points, the group's best. COURT, COSTS and COUNT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with SUBSTRUCTIONS letters; 4 of them share the top score of 8. COST, BORN and BITS are everyday picks.
COB and CUB share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTRUCTIONS. NOT, BUT and ITS are the ones most people know.
This word has the length of SUBSTRUCTIONS, with one letter different:
More 13-letter words: starting with SU · ending in NS · all 13-letter words
The 4 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by OBSTRUCTS, SUBTONICS and SUBTUNICS (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SUBSTRUCTIONS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSTRUCTIONS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 379) | 288 | 377 | 272 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUBSTRUCTIONS, SUBSTRUCTION, CONSUBSIST, SUBSTRUCTS, BURSICONS, SUBCRUSTS, SUBSTRUCT, BURSICON, CROSSBIT, INCUBOUS, RUBICONS, SCRUTINOUS and 78 more, 90 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BICORNS, CUBITUS, BOURSINS, SCROBS, BOURSIN, SCROB, CUNITS, BIROS, BRISS, BRUTS, CRITS, BIRO and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNT.