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Substances

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About 3 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Very common · plural of substance

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does substances mean?

noun

  1. the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

    “DNA is the substance of our genes”

  2. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

    “the gist of the prosecutor's argument”

    Synonymskernelcorecentercentreessence

  3. the idea that is intended

    “What is the meaning of this proverb?”

    Synonymsmeaning

  4. material of a particular kind or constitution

    “the immune response recognizes invading substances”

  5. considerable capital (wealth or income)

    “he is a man of means”

    Synonymsmeans

  6. what a communication that is about something is about

    Synonymsmessagecontentsubject matter

Definitions shown for substance, the base form of substances.

Is SUBSTANCES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SUBSTANCES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
s 1u 1b 3s 1t 1a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
s 1u 2b 4s 1t 1a 1n 2c 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
s 1u 2b 4s 1t 1a 1n 1c 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
s 1u 2b 4s 1t 1a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SUBSTANCES

Words that end like SUBSTANCES

Common words that share the ending -ANCES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

advancesdistancesinstancesbalancesenhancesfinancesclearancesfragrancesgrievanceshindrancessemblancesentrancespittancespenancesromanceschancescircumstancesallowancesappearancesperformancesdancesabundancesambulancesannoyances
All words ending in -ANCES

Substances: quick answers

Is SUBSTANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SUBSTANCES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SUBSTANCES worth?
SUBSTANCES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does substances mean?
substances is the plural of substance, which means “the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SUBSTANCES?
You can make 447 shorter words from SUBSTANCES, such as SUBCASTES, SUBSTANCE, SUBCASTE, SUBSECTS. See the full list.