Is SUBSTANTIATIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBSTANTIATIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUBSTANTIATIVE mean?
- adjective
serving to support or corroborate
“collateral evidence”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
14
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 19 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 SUBSTANTIATIVE
SUBSTANTIATIVE 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 SUBSTANTIATIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- substantive16
- substantiate14
- antitussive14
- nativists12
- suavities12
- tantivies12
- titivates12
- vanitases12
- vastities12
- visitants12
- abusive12
- vibists12
- abattises11
- antiabuse11
- battiness11
- bittiness11
- intubates11
- stibnites11
- atavists11
- nativist11
- sanative11
- statives11
- titivate11
- vanities11
- vastiest11
- visitant11
- vitiates11
- vibist11
- institutes10
- abatises10
- abstains10
- antibias10
- basinets10
- bassinet10
- batistes10
- battiest10
- bitsiest10
- bittiest10
- bustiest10
- intubate10
- stibines10
- stibnite10
- substate10
- titubant10
- tubaists10
- atavist10
- aviates10
- invests10
- invites10
- naivest10
- natives10
- savants10
- savates10
- savines10
- stative10
- stevias10
- suasive10
- suavest10
- tussive10
- unitive10
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