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substitute

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Is substitute a Scrabble word?

Yes, substitute is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of substitute?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.Examples: "I had no shallots so I substituted onion."transitive

2. (transitive, in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.Examples: "I had to substitute new parts for the old ones."transitive

3. (transitive, formerly proscribed, in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.Examples: "I had to substitute old parts with the new ones."Synonyms: exchangetransitive

4. (transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.Examples: "He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes"; "Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini."transitive

5. (intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).Examples: "Accumulation of wealth by this route may substitute for personal saving."intransitive

noun (English)

1. (sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.Examples: "Dean Whitehead opened the scoring shortly after the break with a low finish and substitute Peter Crouch sealed the win with a tap-in."

2. (historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.historical

3. (economics) Abbreviation of substitute good.abbreviationalt-of

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "substitute"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "substitute"?

Scrabble
12 points
S1
U1
B3
S1
T1
I1
T1
U1
T1
E1
Words With Friends
15 points
S1
U2
B4
S1
T1
I1
T1
U2
T1
E1

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