substitute
VERBADJECTIVENOUN
/səbstɪ,tut/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
substitute is a valid 10-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1B3S1T1I1T1U1T1E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does substitute mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Act as a substitute.
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2
Be a substitute.
“The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague”
“The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet”
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3
Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.
“substitute regular milk for fat-free milk”
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ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Serving or used in place of another.
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Capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team.
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3
Artificial and inferior.
“substitute coffee”
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NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).
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An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced.
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A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another.
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