substance: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 13 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of substance
noun
- countable, uncountable
Physical matter; material.
- countable, uncountable
Physical matter; material. A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
- countable, uncountable
The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
- countable, uncountable
Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
Example: Some textile fabrics have little substance.
Listed forms: substances, substaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — substance.
verb
- rare, transitive
To give substance to; to make real or substantial.
Listed forms: substances, substancing, substanced, substaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — substance.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for substance.
noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
noun
the idea that is intended
noun
considerable capital (wealth or income)
noun
content communicating a message; what something is about
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is substance in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of substance
S(1) + U(1) + B(3) + S(1) + T(1) + A(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of substance
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from substance
284 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in substance. Showing up to 24, longest first.