instead

1. In preference; as an alternative: yearned instead for a home and family.

2. In the place of something previously mentioned; as a substitute or an equivalent: Having planned to drive, we walked instead.

3. As a substitute or equivalent .

4. As an alternative to something expressed or implied .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
destain	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ad	3
ae	2
ai	2
an	2
as	2
at	2
da	3
de	3
ed	3
en	2
es	2
et	2
id	3
in	2
is	2
it	2
na	2
ne	2
si	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ads	4
aid	4
ain	3
ais	3
ait	3
and	4
ane	3
ani	3
ant	3
ate	3
dan	4
das	4
den	4
die	4
din	4
dis	4
dit	4
eat	3
eds	4
end	4
ens	3
est	3
eta	3
ids	4
ins	3
its	3
nae	3
net	3
nit	3
sad	4
sae	3
san	3
sat	3
sea	3
sei	3
sen	3
set	3
sin	3
sit	3
tad	4
tae	3
tan	3
tas	3
tea	3
ted	4
ten	3
tes	3
tie	3
tin	3
tis	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adit	5
aide	5
aids	5
ains	4
aits	4
ands	5
anes	4
anis	4
ante	4
anti	4
ants	4
ates	4
dais	5
dans	5
date	5
dean	5
deni	5
dens	5
dent	5
desi	5
dies	5
diet	5
dine	5
dins	5
dint	5
dita	5
dite	5
dits	5
east	4
eats	4
edit	5
ends	5
etas	4
etna	4
idea	5
ides	5
naes	4
neat	4
nest	4
nets	4
nide	5
nite	4
nits	4
sade	5
sadi	5
said	5
sain	4
sand	5
sane	4
sate	4
sati	4
seat	4
send	5
sent	4
seta	4
side	5
sine	4
site	4
sned	5
snit	4
tads	5
tain	4
tans	4
tase	4
teas	4
teds	5
tein	4
tend	5
tens	4
tian	4
tide	5
tied	5
ties	4
tine	4
tins	4
stan	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adits	6
aides	6
anise	5
anted	6
antes	5
antis	5
aside	6
dates	6
deans	6
deist	6
dents	6
diets	6
dines	6
dints	6
ditas	6
dites	6
edits	6
entia	5
etnas	5
ideas	6
ident	6
inset	5
nates	5
neats	5
neist	5
nides	6
nites	5
saint	5
saned	6
sated	6
satin	5
sedan	6
senti	5
sited	6
snide	6
stade	6
staid	6
stain	5
stand	6
stane	5
stead	6
stein	5
stied	6
tains	5
tased	6
teind	6
teins	5
tends	6
tenia	5
tians	5
tides	6
tinea	5
tined	6
tines	5
tsade	6
tsadi	6

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
detain	7
idents	7
nidate	7
sained	7
seitan	6
staned	7
teinds	7
tenias	6
tineas	6
tisane	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
destain	8
detains	8
instead	8
nidates	8
sainted	8
satined	8
stained	8