Is SUBSTANTIALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBSTANTIALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBSTANTIALLY mean?
- adverb
to a great extent or degree
“I'm afraid the film was well over budget”
- adverb
in a strong substantial way
“the house was substantially built”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SUBSTANTIALLY
SUBSTANTIALLY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SUBSTANTIALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sustainably16
- blatantly14
- unsalably14
- substantial13
- banality13
- issuably13
- satiably13
- subtilty13
- suitably13
- syllabus13
- unstably13
- abyssal12
- banally12
- basally12
- battily12
- bluntly12
- salably12
- syllabi12
- tunably12
- ballistas11
- blastulas11
- analysis11
- analysts11
- nasality11
- natality11
- staysail11
- ballsy11
- bassly11
- bialys11
- blasty11
- bunyas11
- busily11
- butyls11
- byssal11
- sibyls11
- stably11
- suably11
- subtly11
- usably11
- abstains10
- abuttals10
- ballasts10
- ballista10
- blastula10
- nutballs10
- subnasal10
- tubaists10
- alanyls10
- anality10
- analyst10
- lustily10
- nasally10
- nastily10
- nattily10
- nullity10
- nuttily10
- saintly10
- saltily10
- sanyasi10
- slantly10
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