substantive

1. Grammar Designating a noun or noun equivalent.

2. Grammar Expressing or designating existence; for example, the verb to be.

3. Having a solid basis; firm.

4. Independent in existence or function; not subordinate.

5. Not imaginary; actual; real.

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1. Grammar A word or group of words functioning as a noun.

2. A word or word group functioning syntactically as a noun.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
substantive	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ab	4
ae	2
ai	2
an	2
as	2
at	2
ba	4
be	4
bi	4
en	2
es	2
et	2
in	2
is	2
it	2
na	2
ne	2
nu	2
si	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2
un	2
us	2
ut	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abs	5
ain	3
ais	3
ait	3
ane	3
ani	3
ant	3
ass	3
ate	3
att	3
ave	6
ban	5
bas	5
bat	5
ben	5
bes	5
bet	5
bin	5
bis	5
bit	5
bun	5
bus	5
but	5
eat	3
eau	3
ens	3
ess	3
est	3
eta	3
ins	3
its	3
nab	5
nae	3
nav	6
neb	5
net	3
nib	5
nit	3
nub	5
nus	3
nut	3
sab	5
sae	3
san	3
sat	3
sau	3
sea	3
sei	3
sen	3
set	3
sev	6
sib	5
sin	3
sis	3
sit	3
sub	5
sue	3
sun	3
sus	3
tab	5
tae	3
tan	3
tas	3
tat	3
tau	3
tav	6
tea	3
ten	3
tes	3
tet	3
tie	3
tin	3
tis	3
tit	3
tub	5
tui	3
tun	3
tut	3
uni	3
uns	3
use	3
uta	3
ute	3
uts	3
van	6
vas	6
vat	6
vau	6
vet	6
via	6
vie	6
vin	6
vis	6
ats	3
bae	5

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abet	6
abut	6
ains	4
aits	4
anes	4
anis	4
ante	4
anti	4
ants	4
anus	4
ates	4
aunt	4
aves	7
bait	6
bane	6
bani	6
bans	6
base	6
bass	6
bast	6
bate	6
bats	6
batt	6
bean	6
beat	6
beau	6
bens	6
bent	6
best	6
beta	6
bets	6
bias	6
bine	6
bins	6
bint	6
bise	6
bite	6
bits	6
bitt	6
buna	6
buns	6
bunt	6
buss	6
bust	6
bute	6
buts	6
butt	6
east	4
eats	4
ests	4
etas	4
etna	4
etui	4
isba	6
nabe	6
nabs	6
naes	4
nave	7
navs	7
neat	4
nebs	6
ness	4
nest	4
nets	4
nett	4
nevi	7
nibs	6
nite	4
nits	4
nubs	6
nuts	4
sabe	6
sabs	6
sain	4
sane	4
sans	4
sate	4
sati	4
save	7
seas	4
seat	4
seis	4
sent	4
seta	4
sets	4
sett	4
sevs	7
sibs	6
sine	4
sins	4
site	4
sits	4
snib	6
snit	4
snub	6
stab	6
stat	4
stet	4
stub	6
stun	4
suba	6
subs	6
sues	4
suet	4
suit	4
suns	4
tabs	6
tabu	6
tain	4
tans	4
tase	4
tass	4
tate	4
tats	4
taus	4
taut	4
tavs	7
teas	4
teat	4
tein	4
tens	4
tent	4
test	4
tets	4
tian	4
ties	4
tine	4
tins	4
tint	4
tits	4
tuba	6
tube	6
tubs	6
tuis	4
tuna	4
tune	4
tuns	4
tuts	4
unai	4
unbe	6
unis	4
unit	4
uses	4
utas	4
utes	4
uvea	7
vain	7
vane	7
vans	7
vase	7
vast	7
vats	7
vatu	7
vaus	7
vein	7
vena	7
vent	7
vest	7
vets	7
vibe	9
vies	7
vina	7
vine	7
vins	7
visa	7
vise	7
vita	7
baes	6
stan	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abets	7
abuse	7
abuts	7
anise	5
antes	5
antis	5
asset	5
aunts	5
avens	8
baits	7
banes	7
bases	7
basin	7
basis	7
bassi	7
baste	7
basts	7
bates	7
batts	7
battu	7
beans	7
beast	7
beats	7
beaus	7
beaut	7
bents	7
bests	7
betas	7
betta	7
bines	7
bints	7
bises	7
bites	7
bitts	7
bunas	7
bunts	7
buses	7
busts	7
butes	7
butte	7
butts	7
easts	5
entia	5
etnas	5
etuis	5
inset	5
isbas	7
issue	5
nabes	7
nabis	7
naevi	8
naive	8
nates	5
naves	8
neats	5
neist	5
nests	5
netts	5
nevus	8
nisus	5
nites	5
nubia	7
sabes	7
sabin	7
sains	5
saint	5
sanes	5
sasin	5
sates	5
satin	5
satis	5
saute	5
saves	8
savin	8
seats	5
sensa	5
senti	5
sents	5
setts	5
sines	5
sinus	5
sites	5
situs	5
snibs	7
snits	5
snubs	7
stabs	7
stain	5
stane	5
state	5
stats	5
stave	8
stein	5
stent	5
stets	5
sties	5
stint	5
stubs	7
stuns	5
stunt	5
suave	8
subas	7
suets	5
suint	5
suite	5
suits	5
sutta	5
tabes	7
tabun	7
tabus	7
tains	5
taint	5
tases	5
tasse	5
taste	5
tates	5
taunt	5
tauts	5
teats	5
teins	5
tenia	5
tents	5
testa	5
tests	5
tians	5
tinea	5
tines	5
tints	5
titan	5
tsuba	7
tubae	7
tubas	7
tubes	7
tunas	5
tunes	5
unais	5
unite	5
units	5
unset	5
untie	5
usnea	5
uveas	8
vanes	8
vases	8
vasts	8
vatus	8
vaunt	8
veins	8
vents	8
vesta	8
vests	8
vibes	10
vinas	8
vines	8
visas	8
vises	8
vista	8
vitae	8
vitta	8
stans	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
absent	8
abuses	8
anises	6
anuses	6
assent	6
astute	6
attune	6
auntie	6
autist	6
basest	8
basins	8
basset	8
bastes	8
batten	8
battue	8
beasts	8
beauts	8
bettas	8
biases	8
binate	8
bitten	8
busies	8
butane	8
buttes	8
insets	6
invest	9
naevus	9
naives	9
native	9
navies	9
nubias	8
nutate	6
sabine	8
sabins	8
saints	6
sanest	6
sanies	6
sansei	6
satins	6
sautes	6
savine	9
savins	9
seitan	6
siesta	6
sitten	6
stains	6
stanes	6
states	6
statin	6
statue	6
status	6
staves	9
steins	6
stents	6
stevia	9
stints	6
stunts	6
subnet	8
subsea	8
subset	8
suints	6
suites	6
sunset	6
suttas	6
tabuns	8
taints	6
tanist	6
tasset	6
tassie	6
tastes	6
taunts	6
tauten	6
tenias	6
tenuis	6
tenuti	6
testis	6
tineas	6
tisane	6
tissue	6
titans	6
tsubas	8
tubate	8
tubist	8
unites	6
unseat	6
unsets	6
unties	6
usneas	6
vaunts	9
vestas	9
vistas	9
vittae	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
absents	9
abusive	12
attunes	7
aunties	7
autists	7
banties	9
basinet	9
batiste	9
battens	9
battues	9
bistate	9
busiest	9
butanes	9
butties	9
entasis	7
instate	7
invests	10
issuant	7
naivest	10
nasties	7
natives	10
nutates	7
sabines	9
satinet	7
savines	10
seitans	7
sestina	7
sinuate	7
situate	7
statins	7
stative	10
statues	7
stevias	10
suasive	10
suavest	10
subnets	9
subsite	9
subtest	9
sustain	7
tanists	7
tansies	7
tautens	7
tetanus	7
tisanes	7
tubaist	9
tubists	9
tussive	10
unseats	7
unstate	7
vainest	10
vastest	10
vauntie	10
vinasse	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
antsiest	8
basinets	10
bassinet	10
batistes	10
bustiest	10
instates	8
intubate	10
nastiest	8
nutsiest	8
satinets	8
sinuates	8
situates	8
statives	11
substate	10
tautness	8
titaness	8
tubaists	10
unstates	8
vastiest	11

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
battiness	11
intubates	11

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
substantive	16