Is SUBSTITUTIONARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUBSTITUTIONARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
15
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + B (3) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + T (1) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 20 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.
Definition
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See the definition of SubstitutionaryHooks for SUBSTITUTIONARY
SUBSTITUTIONARY 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 SUBSTITUTIONARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abstrusity15
- attributions14
- substitution14
- attribution13
- obituarists13
- tibiotarsus13
- titubations13
- untouristy13
- barytons13
- biryanis13
- bistoury13
- botrytis13
- butyrins13
- butyrous13
- obituary13
- obtusity13
- urbanity13
- obituarist12
- stirabouts12
- substation12
- titubation12
- turnabouts12
- antistory12
- sinuosity12
- statutory12
- unitarity12
- baryons12
- baryton12
- biryani12
- buoyant12
- buttony12
- butyrin12
- buyouts12
- outbuys12
- institutors11
- botanists11
- outbursts11
- runabouts11
- sorbitans11
- stirabout11
- turnabout11
- urbanists11
- outstays11
- tanistry11
- touristy11
- triunity11
- untrusty11
- barony11
- baryon11
- bayous11
- binary11
- botany11
- bounty11
- boyars11
- brainy11
- brassy11
- bratty11
- briony11
- bunyas11
- bursty11
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