substitute: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 12 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of substitute
verb
- transitive
To use in place of something else, with the same function.
Example: I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
- transitive
To use X in place of Y.
Example: I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
- transitive
To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
Example: I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.
- transitive
To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
Example: He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes
Listed forms: substitutes, substituting, substituted.
Source: Wiktionary — substitute.
noun
A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
A substitute teacher.
A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
- historical
One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
Listed forms: substitutes.
Source: Wiktionary — substitute.
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 substitute.
adjective
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
adjective
serving or used in place of another
adjective
artificial and inferior
noun
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is substitute in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of substitute
S(1) + U(1) + B(3) + S(1) + T(1) + I(1) + T(1) + U(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 12 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 substitute
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 substitute
103 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in substitute. Showing up to 24, longest first.