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Definition of substantive

"substantive" in the noun sense

1. substantive

any word or group of words functioning as a noun

"substantive" in the adjective sense

1. substantial, substantive

of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something

"a substantial argument"

2. substantive, essential

defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

"substantive law"

3. meaty, substantive

being on topic and prompting thought

"a meaty discussion"

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Quotations for substantive

Liberty is no negation. It is a substantive tangible reality. [ Garfield ]

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substantive in Scrabble®

The word substantive is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters substantive:

SUBSTANTIVE

(153)

SUBSTANTIVE

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (35 words)

absents, abusive, attunes, aunties, autists, battens, bitsets, busiest, butanes, butties, instate, invests, naivest, natives, seitans, sestina, sinuate, situate, statins, stative, statues, suavest, subnets, subsite, subtest, subvein, subvent, sustain, tabinet, tautens, tetanus, unbaits, unseats, vainest, vastest

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substantive in Words With Friends™

The word substantive is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters substantive:

SUBSTANTIVE

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (35 words)

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Words within the letters of substantive

2 letter words in substantive (14 words)

ab ai an as at be en in is it nu ta un us

3 letter words in substantive (51 words)

abs ais ant ass ate ban bat ben bet bin bit bun bus but eat ens ess eta ins its nab net nib nit nub nus nut sat sea set sin sit sub sue sun tab tan tau tav tea ten tet tie tin tub use van vat vet via vie

4 letter words in substantive (106 words)

5 letter words in substantive (98 words)

6 letter words in substantive (63 words)

7 letter words in substantive (35 words)

8 letter words in substantive (15 words)

antsiest bassinet bustiest intubate nastiest nutsiest sinuates situates statives substate subveins subvents tabinets tautness titaness

9 letter words in substantive (2 words)

battiness intubates

11 letter words in substantive (1 word)

substantive

substantive + 1 blank (1 word)

substantives

substantive + 2 blanks (3 words)

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Words containing the sequence substantive

Words that start with substantive (4 words)

substantive substantively substantiveness substantives

Words with substantive in them (1 word)

substantive

Words that end with substantive (1 word)

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Word Growth involving substantive

Shorter words in substantive

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ta tan

Longer words containing substantive

substantively

substantiveness

substantives