substitute


Meanings

  • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
  • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
  • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult);
  • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items;
    • "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
  • be a substitute;
    • "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"
    • "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
  • act as a substitute;
  • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team;
  • serving or used in place of another;
  • artificial and inferior;
    • "substitute coffee"


Scrabble Score: 12

substitute is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

substitute is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

substitute is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 15

substitute is a valid Words With Friends word