Definition of substring

"substring" in the noun sense

1. substring

a string that is part of a longer string

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substring in Scrabble®

The word substring 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: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters substring:

SUBSTRING

(117)

SUBSTRING

(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

bussing, busting, rusting, strings, tubings

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word substring

SUBSTRING

(117)

SUBSTRING

(117)

SUBSTRING

(78)

SUBSTRING

(78)

SUBSTRING

(52)

SUBSTRING

(48)

SUBSTRING

(48)

SUBSTRING

(48)

SUBSTRING

(45)

SUBSTRING

(45)

SUBSTRING

(39)

SUBSTRING

(39)

SUBSTRING

(39)

SUBSTRING

(36)

SUBSTRING

(32)

SUBSTRING

(32)

SUBSTRING

(32)

SUBSTRING

(30)

SUBSTRING

(30)

SUBSTRING

(30)

SUBSTRING

(30)

SUBSTRING

(28)

SUBSTRING

(28)

SUBSTRING

(28)

SUBSTRING

(28)

SUBSTRING

(28)

SUBSTRING

(28)

SUBSTRING

(26)

SUBSTRING

(26)

SUBSTRING

(26)

SUBSTRING

(26)

SUBSTRING

(26)

SUBSTRING

(24)

SUBSTRING

(24)

SUBSTRING

(24)

SUBSTRING

(20)

SUBSTRING

(20)

SUBSTRING

(18)

SUBSTRING

(18)

SUBSTRING

(17)

SUBSTRING

(16)

SUBSTRING

(16)

SUBSTRING

(15)

SUBSTRING

(15)

SUBSTRING

(15)

SUBSTRING

(14)

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

SUBSTRING

(117)

SUBSTRING

(117)

TUBINGS

(90 = 40 + 50)

BUSSING

(90 = 40 + 50)

BUSTING

(90 = 40 + 50)

BUSTING

(89 = 39 + 50)

BUSSING

(89 = 39 + 50)

TUBINGS

(89 = 39 + 50)

BUSSING

(86 = 36 + 50)

TUBINGS

(86 = 36 + 50)

BUSTING

(86 = 36 + 50)

BUSSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

TUBINGS

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSTING

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSTING

(83 = 33 + 50)

TUBINGS

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSTING

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSTING

(83 = 33 + 50)

TUBINGS

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSSING

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSTING

(83 = 33 + 50)

BUSTING

(83 = 33 + 50)

TUBINGS

(83 = 33 + 50)

TUBINGS

(83 = 33 + 50)

TUBINGS

(83 = 33 + 50)

TUBINGS

(82 = 32 + 50)

STRINGS

(82 = 32 + 50)

RUSTING

(82 = 32 + 50)

TUBINGS

(80 = 30 + 50)

BUSSING

(80 = 30 + 50)

STRINGS

(80 = 30 + 50)

RUSTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

BUSTING

(80 = 30 + 50)

SUBSTRING

(78)

TUBINGS

(78 = 28 + 50)

BUSTING

(78 = 28 + 50)

TUBINGS

(78 = 28 + 50)

BUSSING

(78 = 28 + 50)

SUBSTRING

(78)

RUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STRINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

RUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STRINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

STRINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

RUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

RUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STRINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

RUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

RUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

STRINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

STRINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

STRINGS

(77 = 27 + 50)

RUSTING

(77 = 27 + 50)

BUSTING

(76 = 26 + 50)

BUSTING

(76 = 26 + 50)

BUSTING

(76 = 26 + 50)

TUBINGS

(76 = 26 + 50)

BUSSING

(76 = 26 + 50)

BUSSING

(76 = 26 + 50)

BUSSING

(76 = 26 + 50)

BUSTING

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSTING

(74 = 24 + 50)

TUBINGS

(74 = 24 + 50)

TUBINGS

(74 = 24 + 50)

STRINGS

(74 = 24 + 50)

TUBINGS

(74 = 24 + 50)

TUBINGS

(74 = 24 + 50)

STRINGS

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSSING

(74 = 24 + 50)

RUSTING

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSSING

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSSING

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSSING

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSTING

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSTING

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSTING

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSSING

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSSING

(74 = 24 + 50)

BUSTING

(74 = 24 + 50)

RUSTING

(72 = 22 + 50)

TUBINGS

(72 = 22 + 50)

TUBINGS

(72 = 22 + 50)

TUBINGS

(72 = 22 + 50)

BUSTING

(72 = 22 + 50)

TUBINGS

(72 = 22 + 50)

BUSTING

(72 = 22 + 50)

BUSSING

(72 = 22 + 50)

TUBINGS

(72 = 22 + 50)

BUSTING

(72 = 22 + 50)

BUSSING

(72 = 22 + 50)

BUSSING

(72 = 22 + 50)

BUSTING

(72 = 22 + 50)

BUSSING

(72 = 22 + 50)

TUBINGS

(72 = 22 + 50)

STRINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

STRINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

RUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

RUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

RUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

BUSSING

(70 = 20 + 50)

BUSSING

(70 = 20 + 50)

STRINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

RUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

BUSSING

(70 = 20 + 50)

RUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

TUBINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

STRINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

STRINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

STRINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

BUSSING

(70 = 20 + 50)

TUBINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

TUBINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

TUBINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

RUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

BUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

BUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

BUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

BUSSING

(70 = 20 + 50)

TUBINGS

(70 = 20 + 50)

RUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

BUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

BUSTING

(70 = 20 + 50)

RUSTING

(68 = 18 + 50)

STRINGS

(68 = 18 + 50)

STRINGS

(68 = 18 + 50)

TUBINGS

(68 = 18 + 50)

RUSTING

(68 = 18 + 50)

BUSTING

(68 = 18 + 50)

STRINGS

(68 = 18 + 50)

BUSSING

(68 = 18 + 50)

STRINGS

(68 = 18 + 50)

STRINGS

(68 = 18 + 50)

RUSTING

(68 = 18 + 50)

RUSTING

(68 = 18 + 50)

STRINGS

(68 = 18 + 50)

RUSTING

(68 = 18 + 50)

RUSTING

(68 = 18 + 50)

STRINGS

(68 = 18 + 50)

BUSTING

(66 = 16 + 50)

RUSTING

(66 = 16 + 50)

BUSTING

(66 = 16 + 50)

STRINGS

(66 = 16 + 50)

BUSSING

(66 = 16 + 50)

BUSTING

(66 = 16 + 50)

BUSSING

(66 = 16 + 50)

TUBINGS

(66 = 16 + 50)

BUSSING

(66 = 16 + 50)

STRINGS

(66 = 16 + 50)

RUSTING

(66 = 16 + 50)

RUSTING

(66 = 16 + 50)

STRINGS

(66 = 16 + 50)

RUSTING

(66 = 16 + 50)

STRINGS

(66 = 16 + 50)

RUSTING

(66 = 16 + 50)

STRINGS

(66 = 16 + 50)

TUBINGS

(65 = 15 + 50)

BUSTING

(64 = 14 + 50)

BUSSING

(64 = 14 + 50)

TUBINGS

(64 = 14 + 50)

BUSTING

(64 = 14 + 50)

TUBINGS

(64 = 14 + 50)

TUBINGS

(64 = 14 + 50)

RUSTING

(64 = 14 + 50)

BUSSING

(64 = 14 + 50)

STRINGS

(64 = 14 + 50)

TUBINGS

(63 = 13 + 50)

BUSTING

(63 = 13 + 50)

TUBINGS

(63 = 13 + 50)

BUSSING

(63 = 13 + 50)

TUBINGS

(63 = 13 + 50)

RUSTING

(62 = 12 + 50)

RUSTING

(62 = 12 + 50)

RUSTING

(62 = 12 + 50)

RUSTING

(62 = 12 + 50)

BUSSING

(62 = 12 + 50)

STRINGS

(62 = 12 + 50)

BUSTING

(62 = 12 + 50)

BUSSING

(62 = 12 + 50)

TUBINGS

(62 = 12 + 50)

BUSTING

(62 = 12 + 50)

BUSSING

(62 = 12 + 50)

BUSTING

(62 = 12 + 50)

BUSTING

(62 = 12 + 50)

BUSSING

(62 = 12 + 50)

TUBINGS

(62 = 12 + 50)

BUSTING

(62 = 12 + 50)

STRINGS

(62 = 12 + 50)

BUSSING

(62 = 12 + 50)

TUBINGS

(62 = 12 + 50)

STRINGS

(61 = 11 + 50)

BUSSING

(61 = 11 + 50)

TUBINGS

(61 = 11 + 50)

STRINGS

(61 = 11 + 50)

RUSTING

(61 = 11 + 50)

STRINGS

(61 = 11 + 50)

STRINGS

(61 = 11 + 50)

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substring in Words With Friends™

The word substring 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: 16

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

SUBSTRING

(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

bussing, busting, rusting, strings, tubings

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word substring

SUBSTRING

(180)

SUBSTRING

(108)

SUBSTRING

(108)

SUBSTRING

(78)

SUBSTRING

(78)

SUBSTRING

(76)

SUBSTRING

(72)

SUBSTRING

(72)

SUBSTRING

(72)

SUBSTRING

(68)

SUBSTRING

(66)

SUBSTRING

(66)

SUBSTRING

(64)

SUBSTRING

(64)

SUBSTRING

(60)

SUBSTRING

(48)

SUBSTRING

(48)

SUBSTRING

(48)

SUBSTRING

(40)

SUBSTRING

(40)

SUBSTRING

(40)

SUBSTRING

(40)

SUBSTRING

(36)

SUBSTRING

(36)

SUBSTRING

(36)

SUBSTRING

(34)

SUBSTRING

(32)

SUBSTRING

(32)

SUBSTRING

(32)

SUBSTRING

(32)

SUBSTRING

(32)

SUBSTRING

(32)

SUBSTRING

(26)

SUBSTRING

(24)

SUBSTRING

(24)

SUBSTRING

(23)

SUBSTRING

(23)

SUBSTRING

(22)

SUBSTRING

(22)

SUBSTRING

(22)

SUBSTRING

(21)

SUBSTRING

(21)

SUBSTRING

(20)

SUBSTRING

(20)

SUBSTRING

(19)

SUBSTRING

(19)

SUBSTRING

(19)

SUBSTRING

(19)

SUBSTRING

(18)

SUBSTRING

(18)

SUBSTRING

(18)

SUBSTRING

(17)

SUBSTRING

(17)

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

SUBSTRING

(180)

SUBSTRING

(108)

SUBSTRING

(108)

BUSSING

(107 = 72 + 35)

BUSTING

(107 = 72 + 35)

TUBINGS

(107 = 72 + 35)

BUSTING

(101 = 66 + 35)

BUSSING

(101 = 66 + 35)

BUSTING

(101 = 66 + 35)

BUSSING

(101 = 66 + 35)

TUBINGS

(101 = 66 + 35)

BUSSING

(95 = 60 + 35)

BUSTING

(95 = 60 + 35)

TUBINGS

(95 = 60 + 35)

BUSTING

(95 = 60 + 35)

BUSSING

(95 = 60 + 35)

BUSSING

(95 = 60 + 35)

TUBINGS

(95 = 60 + 35)

TUBINGS

(95 = 60 + 35)

BUSTING

(95 = 60 + 35)

RUSTING

(92 = 57 + 35)

BUSSING

(91 = 56 + 35)

TUBINGS

(91 = 56 + 35)

TUBINGS

(91 = 56 + 35)

BUSSING

(91 = 56 + 35)

BUSTING

(91 = 56 + 35)

BUSTING

(91 = 56 + 35)

BUSTING

(91 = 56 + 35)

TUBINGS

(91 = 56 + 35)

BUSSING

(91 = 56 + 35)

BUSTING

(89 = 54 + 35)

STRINGS

(89 = 54 + 35)

BUSSING

(89 = 54 + 35)

BUSSING

(89 = 54 + 35)

BUSTING

(89 = 54 + 35)

TUBINGS

(89 = 54 + 35)

RUSTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

RUSTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

RUSTING

(86 = 51 + 35)

STRINGS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUBINGS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUBINGS

(83 = 48 + 35)

BUSSING

(83 = 48 + 35)

STRINGS

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUBINGS

(83 = 48 + 35)

BUSTING

(83 = 48 + 35)

BUSTING

(83 = 48 + 35)

BUSSING

(83 = 48 + 35)

TUBINGS

(83 = 48 + 35)

RUSTING

(80 = 45 + 35)

RUSTING

(80 = 45 + 35)

RUSTING

(80 = 45 + 35)

RUSTING

(79 = 44 + 35)

BUSSING

(79 = 44 + 35)

RUSTING

(79 = 44 + 35)

TUBINGS

(79 = 44 + 35)

RUSTING

(79 = 44 + 35)

BUSTING

(79 = 44 + 35)

SUBSTRING

(78)

SUBSTRING

(78)

STRINGS

(77 = 42 + 35)

STRINGS

(77 = 42 + 35)

SUBSTRING

(76)

STRINGS

(75 = 40 + 35)

STRINGS

(75 = 40 + 35)

BUSTING

(75 = 40 + 35)

BUSSING

(75 = 40 + 35)

STRINGS

(75 = 40 + 35)

TUBINGS

(75 = 40 + 35)

RUSTING

(74 = 39 + 35)

RUSTING

(74 = 39 + 35)

RUSTING

(74 = 39 + 35)

SUBSTRING

(72)

SUBSTRING

(72)

SUBSTRING

(72)

TUBINGS

(71 = 36 + 35)

BUSSING

(71 = 36 + 35)

TUBINGS

(71 = 36 + 35)

STRINGS

(71 = 36 + 35)

STRINGS

(71 = 36 + 35)

STRINGS

(71 = 36 + 35)

BUSTING

(71 = 36 + 35)

STRINGS

(71 = 36 + 35)

TUBINGS

(71 = 36 + 35)

STRINGS

(71 = 36 + 35)

BUSSING

(71 = 36 + 35)

BUSSING

(71 = 36 + 35)

BUSTING

(71 = 36 + 35)

BUSTING

(71 = 36 + 35)

BUSTING

(69 = 34 + 35)

BUSING

(69)

TUBINGS

(69 = 34 + 35)

TUBING

(69)

BUSSING

(69 = 34 + 35)

RUSTING

(69 = 34 + 35)

SUBSTRING

(68)

STRINGS

(67 = 32 + 35)

TUBINGS

(67 = 32 + 35)

BUSSING

(67 = 32 + 35)

BUSSING

(67 = 32 + 35)

BUSSING

(67 = 32 + 35)

TUBINGS

(67 = 32 + 35)

BUSTING

(67 = 32 + 35)

TUBINGS

(67 = 32 + 35)

TUBINGS

(67 = 32 + 35)

BUSTING

(67 = 32 + 35)

BUSSING

(67 = 32 + 35)

BUSTING

(67 = 32 + 35)

BUSTING

(67 = 32 + 35)

BRINGS

(66)

SUBSTRING

(66)

SUBSTRING

(66)

RUSTING

(65 = 30 + 35)

BUSSING

(65 = 30 + 35)

BUSTING

(65 = 30 + 35)

TUBINGS

(65 = 30 + 35)

RUSTING

(65 = 30 + 35)

BUSTING

(65 = 30 + 35)

BUSSING

(65 = 30 + 35)

TUBINGS

(65 = 30 + 35)

SUBSTRING

(64)

SUBSTRING

(64)

BUSTING

(63 = 28 + 35)

TUBING

(63)

BUSSING

(63 = 28 + 35)

TUBING

(63)

BUSSING

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSSING

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSTING

(63 = 28 + 35)

TUBINGS

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSING

(63)

TUBINGS

(63 = 28 + 35)

TUBINGS

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSING

(63)

TUBINGS

(63 = 28 + 35)

STRINGS

(63 = 28 + 35)

TUBINGS

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSTING

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSTING

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSSING

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSTING

(63 = 28 + 35)

RUSTING

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSSING

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSSING

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSTING

(63 = 28 + 35)

TUBINGS

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSSING

(63 = 28 + 35)

TUBINGS

(63 = 28 + 35)

BUSTING

(63 = 28 + 35)

RUSTING

(61 = 26 + 35)

RUSTING

(61 = 26 + 35)

TUBINGS

(61 = 26 + 35)

RUSTING

(61 = 26 + 35)

STRINGS

(61 = 26 + 35)

RUSTING

(61 = 26 + 35)

RUSTING

(61 = 26 + 35)

SUBSTRING

(60)

STRUNG

(60)

BRINGS

(60)

BUNGS

(60)

BURSTS

(60)

GRUNTS

(60)

STRINGS

(59 = 24 + 35)

STRINGS

(59 = 24 + 35)

STRINGS

(59 = 24 + 35)

BUSSING

(59 = 24 + 35)

RUSTING

(59 = 24 + 35)

BUSTING

(59 = 24 + 35)

RUSTING

(59 = 24 + 35)

STRINGS

(59 = 24 + 35)

RUSTING

(59 = 24 + 35)

TUBINGS

(59 = 24 + 35)

STRINGS

(59 = 24 + 35)

TUBINGS

(59 = 24 + 35)

BUSSING

(58 = 23 + 35)

BUSTING

(58 = 23 + 35)

RUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

GRUBS

(57)

TUBING

(57)

RUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

RUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

BUSSING

(57 = 22 + 35)

BRING

(57)

BUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

BUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

BUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

RUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

STRINGS

(57 = 22 + 35)

RUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

STRINGS

(57 = 22 + 35)

BUSSING

(57 = 22 + 35)

STRINGS

(57 = 22 + 35)

RUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

BUSSING

(57 = 22 + 35)

BUSSING

(57 = 22 + 35)

STRINGS

(57 = 22 + 35)

RUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

BUSTING

(57 = 22 + 35)

BUSING

(57)

BUSSING

(56 = 21 + 35)

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Words within the letters of substring

2 letter words in substring (6 words)

in is it nu un us

3 letter words in substring (33 words)

big bin bit bug bun bus but gin gnu gun gut ins its nib nit nub nus nut rib rig rub rug run rut sin sir sit sub sun tin tub tug urn

4 letter words in substring (58 words)

5 letter words in substring (43 words)

6 letter words in substring (8 words)

brings bursts busing grunts stings string strung tubing

7 letter words in substring (5 words)

bussing busting rusting strings tubings

8 letter words in substring (3 words)

bursting rustings trussing

9 letter words in substring (1 word)

substring

substring + 1 blank (2 words)

subsorting substrings

substring + 2 blanks (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence substring

Words that start with substring (2 words)

substring substrings

Words with substring in them (1 word)

substring

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Shorter words in substring

in ring string

sub subs

Longer words containing substring

substrings