Definition of substitution

"substitution" in the noun sense

1. substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

"the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

2. substitution, exchange, commutation

the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

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substitution in Scrabble®

The word substitution 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters substitution:

SUBSTITUTION
(144)
SUBSTITUTION
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

biotins, buttons, intuits, notists, outsits, sinuous, subunit, titbits, tuition

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word substitution

SUBSTITUTION
(144)
SUBSTITUTION
(144)
SUBSTITUTION
(96)
SUBSTITUTION
(96)
SUBSTITUTION
(64)
SUBSTITUTION
(64)
SUBSTITUTION
(64)
SUBSTITUTION
(64)
SUBSTITUTION
(60)
SUBSTITUTION
(60)
SUBSTITUTION
(56)
SUBSTITUTION
(56)
SUBSTITUTION
(56)
SUBSTITUTION
(56)
SUBSTITUTION
(54)
SUBSTITUTION
(48)
SUBSTITUTION
(44)
SUBSTITUTION
(36)
SUBSTITUTION
(36)
SUBSTITUTION
(36)
SUBSTITUTION
(36)
SUBSTITUTION
(32)
SUBSTITUTION
(32)
SUBSTITUTION
(32)
SUBSTITUTION
(24)
SUBSTITUTION
(20)
SUBSTITUTION
(20)
SUBSTITUTION
(20)
SUBSTITUTION
(19)
SUBSTITUTION
(18)
SUBSTITUTION
(18)
SUBSTITUTION
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In substitution

SUBSTITUTION
(144)
SUBSTITUTION
(144)
SUBSTITUTION
(96)
SUBSTITUTION
(96)
BIOTINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
BUTTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TITBITS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BUTTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TITBITS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BIOTINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TITBITS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BIOTINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITBITS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITBITS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
BIOTINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BUTTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BUTTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BUTTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BUTTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BIOTINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITBITS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BIOTINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITBITS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
BUTTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITBITS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BIOTINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BIOTINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITBITS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BUTTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
BUTTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
BIOTINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TUITION
(78 = 28 + 50)
NOTISTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SINUOUS
(78 = 28 + 50)
OUTSITS
(78 = 28 + 50)
INTUITS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(77 = 27 + 50)
BIOTINS
(77 = 27 + 50)
TITBITS
(77 = 27 + 50)
BUTTONS
(77 = 27 + 50)
BUTTONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
BIOTINS
(76 = 26 + 50)
TUITION
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUITION
(74 = 24 + 50)
OUTSITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUITION
(74 = 24 + 50)
OUTSITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SINUOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
BIOTINS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SINUOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SINUOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOTISTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OUTSITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SINUOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
BIOTINS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTUITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTUITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OUTSITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTUITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTUITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OUTSITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTUITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTUITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUITION
(74 = 24 + 50)
SINUOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTUITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SINUOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SINUOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OUTSITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTUITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OUTSITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SINUOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
BUTTONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OUTSITS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOTISTS
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TUITION
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOTISTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOTISTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOTISTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOTISTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUITION
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOTISTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUITION
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOTISTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TUITION
(74 = 24 + 50)
BUTTONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TITBITS
(72 = 22 + 50)
BUTTONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
BIOTINS
(72 = 22 + 50)
BUTTONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TITBITS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TITBITS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
BUTTONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TITBITS
(72 = 22 + 50)
BUTTONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TITBITS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TITBITS
(72 = 22 + 50)
BIOTINS
(72 = 22 + 50)
BUTTONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
BIOTINS
(72 = 22 + 50)
BIOTINS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
BIOTINS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TUITION
(71 = 21 + 50)
NOTISTS
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INTUITS
(71 = 21 + 50)
OUTSITS
(71 = 21 + 50)
SINUOUS
(71 = 21 + 50)
BUTTONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
BIOTINS
(70 = 20 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(70 = 20 + 50)
BIOTINS
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITBITS
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TITBITS
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BUTTONS
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BIOTINS
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BUTTONS
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BIOTINS
(70 = 20 + 50)
SUBUNIT
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SUBUNIT
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TITBITS
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BIOTINS
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SUBUNIT
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TITBITS
(70 = 20 + 50)
BUTTONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITBITS
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITBITS
(70 = 20 + 50)
BUTTONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITBITS
(70 = 20 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(70 = 20 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITBITS
(70 = 20 + 50)
BIOTINS
(70 = 20 + 50)
BUTTONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
BUTTONS
(68 = 18 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(68 = 18 + 50)
BUTTONS
(68 = 18 + 50)
BUTTONS
(68 = 18 + 50)
SINUOUS
(68 = 18 + 50)
BUTTONS
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTUITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
BUTTONS
(68 = 18 + 50)
SUBUNIT
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TUITION
(68 = 18 + 50)
TUITION
(68 = 18 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(68 = 18 + 50)
TUITION
(68 = 18 + 50)
TUITION
(68 = 18 + 50)
TUITION
(68 = 18 + 50)
TUITION
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INTUITS
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SINUOUS
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INTUITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTUITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTUITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTUITS
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SINUOUS
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SINUOUS
(68 = 18 + 50)
SINUOUS
(68 = 18 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(68 = 18 + 50)
SINUOUS
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTSITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
NOTISTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
BIOTINS
(68 = 18 + 50)
BIOTINS
(68 = 18 + 50)
BIOTINS
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTSITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTSITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTSITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTSITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
NOTISTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
NOTISTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
BIOTINS
(68 = 18 + 50)
NOTISTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
NOTISTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
NOTISTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
TITBITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
TITBITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
TITBITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
TITBITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
TITBITS
(68 = 18 + 50)
BIOTINS
(68 = 18 + 50)
SUBUNIT
(68 = 18 + 50)
OUTSITS
(68 = 18 + 50)

substitution in Words With Friends™

The word substitution 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: 18

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

SUBSTITUTION
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

biotins, buttons, intuits, notists, outsits, sinuous, subunit, titbits, tuition

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word substitution

SUBSTITUTION
(216)
SUBSTITUTION
(198)
SUBSTITUTION
(198)
SUBSTITUTION
(198)
SUBSTITUTION
(144)
SUBSTITUTION
(132)
SUBSTITUTION
(88)
SUBSTITUTION
(88)
SUBSTITUTION
(80)
SUBSTITUTION
(76)
SUBSTITUTION
(72)
SUBSTITUTION
(72)
SUBSTITUTION
(72)
SUBSTITUTION
(72)
SUBSTITUTION
(56)
SUBSTITUTION
(56)
SUBSTITUTION
(48)
SUBSTITUTION
(48)
SUBSTITUTION
(44)
SUBSTITUTION
(44)
SUBSTITUTION
(26)
SUBSTITUTION
(25)
SUBSTITUTION
(25)
SUBSTITUTION
(24)
SUBSTITUTION
(23)
SUBSTITUTION
(23)
SUBSTITUTION
(22)
SUBSTITUTION
(22)
SUBSTITUTION
(22)
SUBSTITUTION
(21)
SUBSTITUTION
(21)
SUBSTITUTION
(20)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In substitution

SUBSTITUTION
(216)
SUBSTITUTION
(198)
SUBSTITUTION
(198)
SUBSTITUTION
(198)
SUBSTITUTION
(144)
SUBSTITUTION
(132)
SUBUNIT
(104 = 69 + 35)
BUTTONS
(101 = 66 + 35)
BIOTINS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(98 = 63 + 35)
TITBITS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BUTTONS
(95 = 60 + 35)
TITBITS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(92 = 57 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(92 = 57 + 35)
BIOTINS
(92 = 57 + 35)
BUTTONS
(89 = 54 + 35)
TITBITS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SINUOUS
(89 = 54 + 35)
TITBITS
(89 = 54 + 35)
BUTTONS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SUBSTITUTION
(88)
SUBSTITUTION
(88)
SUBUNIT
(87 = 52 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(87 = 52 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(87 = 52 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(86 = 51 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(86 = 51 + 35)
INTUITS
(86 = 51 + 35)
BIOTINS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(86 = 51 + 35)
BUTTONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BUTTONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BUTTONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BUTTONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BUTTONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
SINUOUS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BUTTONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
SINUOUS
(83 = 48 + 35)
TUITION
(80 = 45 + 35)
SUBSTITUTION
(80)
BIOTINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INTUITS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
BIOTINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
BIOTINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
TUITION
(80 = 45 + 35)
SUBUNIT
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BIOTINS
(79 = 44 + 35)
BIOTINS
(79 = 44 + 35)
BIOTINS
(79 = 44 + 35)
NOTISTS
(77 = 42 + 35)
BUTTONS
(77 = 42 + 35)
BUTTONS
(77 = 42 + 35)
BUTTONS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SINUOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SINUOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(77 = 42 + 35)
SINUOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
OUTSITS
(77 = 42 + 35)
TITBITS
(77 = 42 + 35)
TITBITS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SINUOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SUBSTITUTION
(76)
SINUOUS
(75 = 40 + 35)
TITBITS
(75 = 40 + 35)
TITBITS
(75 = 40 + 35)
TITBITS
(75 = 40 + 35)
SINUOUS
(75 = 40 + 35)
SINUOUS
(75 = 40 + 35)
BUTTONS
(75 = 40 + 35)
INTUITS
(74 = 39 + 35)
BIOTINS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INTUITS
(74 = 39 + 35)
TUITION
(74 = 39 + 35)
INTUITS
(74 = 39 + 35)
BIOTINS
(74 = 39 + 35)
TUITION
(74 = 39 + 35)
INTUITS
(74 = 39 + 35)
TUITION
(74 = 39 + 35)
TUITION
(74 = 39 + 35)
INTUITS
(74 = 39 + 35)
BIOTINS
(74 = 39 + 35)
BIOTINS
(74 = 39 + 35)
BIOTINS
(73 = 38 + 35)
SUBSTITUTION
(72)
SUBSTITUTION
(72)
SUBSTITUTION
(72)
SUBSTITUTION
(72)
TITBITS
(71 = 36 + 35)
TITBITS
(71 = 36 + 35)
SINUOUS
(71 = 36 + 35)
NOTISTS
(71 = 36 + 35)
NOTISTS
(71 = 36 + 35)
SINUOUS
(71 = 36 + 35)
TITBITS
(71 = 36 + 35)
NOTISTS
(71 = 36 + 35)
TUITION
(71 = 36 + 35)
TITBITS
(71 = 36 + 35)
SINUOUS
(71 = 36 + 35)
TUITION
(71 = 36 + 35)
NOTISTS
(71 = 36 + 35)
OUTSITS
(71 = 36 + 35)
OUTSITS
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INTUITS
(71 = 36 + 35)
OUTSITS
(71 = 36 + 35)
TUITION
(71 = 36 + 35)
INTUITS
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OUTSITS
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INTUITS
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SUBUNIT
(69 = 34 + 35)
SUBUNIT
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SUBUNIT
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INTUITS
(68 = 33 + 35)
INTUITS
(68 = 33 + 35)
TUITION
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TUITION
(68 = 33 + 35)
TUITION
(68 = 33 + 35)
INTUITS
(68 = 33 + 35)
TUITION
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NOTISTS
(67 = 32 + 35)
NOTISTS
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OUTSITS
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BUTTONS
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NOTISTS
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BUTTONS
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OUTSITS
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BUTTONS
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OUTSITS
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SUBUNIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
NOTISTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
BIOTINS
(65 = 30 + 35)
NOTISTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
NOTISTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
OUTSITS
(65 = 30 + 35)
NOTISTS
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OUTSITS
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OUTSITS
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OUTSITS
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NOTISTS
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OUTSITS
(65 = 30 + 35)
BIOTINS
(65 = 30 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
BUTTONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
BUTTON
(63)
SUBUNIT
(63 = 28 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(63 = 28 + 35)
SINUOUS
(63 = 28 + 35)
SUBUNIT
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BUTTONS
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BUTTONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
BUTTONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
SINUOUS
(63 = 28 + 35)
BUTTONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
BIOTINS
(61 = 26 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(61 = 26 + 35)
BIOTINS
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TUITION
(61 = 26 + 35)
BIOTINS
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BUTTONS
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SUBUNIT
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SUBUNIT
(61 = 26 + 35)
SUBUNIT
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SUBUNIT
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BIOTINS
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TUITION
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SUBUNIT
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BUTTONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
BUTTONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
SUBUNIT
(61 = 26 + 35)
INTUITS
(61 = 26 + 35)
BIOTINS
(61 = 26 + 35)
BIOTIN
(60)
SUBUNIT
(60 = 25 + 35)
SINUOUS
(59 = 24 + 35)
OUTSITS
(59 = 24 + 35)
BIOTINS
(59 = 24 + 35)
SINUOUS
(59 = 24 + 35)
BUTTONS
(59 = 24 + 35)
TITBITS
(59 = 24 + 35)
BUTTONS
(59 = 24 + 35)
NOTISTS
(59 = 24 + 35)
SINUOUS
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SINUOUS
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SINUOUS
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TITBITS
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TITBITS
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BUTTONS
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BIOTINS
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BUTTONS
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BUTTONS
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TITBITS
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BIOTINS
(59 = 24 + 35)
TITBITS
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SINUOUS
(59 = 24 + 35)
BIOTINS
(59 = 24 + 35)

Words within the letters of substitution

2 letter words in substitution (11 words)

7 letter words in substitution (9 words)

8 letter words in substitution (3 words)

12 letter words in substitution (1 word)

substitution + 1 blank (1 word)

substitution + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence substitution

Words that start with substitution (5 words)

Words with substitution in them (4 words)

Words that end with substitution (2 words)

Word Growth involving substitution

Shorter words in substitution

on ion

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sub subs

Longer words containing substitution

nonsubstitution nonsubstitutional nonsubstitutionally

nonsubstitution nonsubstitutions

substitutional nonsubstitutional nonsubstitutionally

substitutional substitutionally nonsubstitutionally

substitutionary

substitutions nonsubstitutions