STEADY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STEADY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEADY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEADY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEADY
No single letter turns STEADY into another word.
How STEADY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STEADY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does STEADY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Firmly fixed or balanced, not shaking, and continuing at an even pace or level.
Steady covers a wide range of ideas: a steady hand does not tremble, a steady job pays the same every month, and a steady rain neither stops nor pours. It is also used for people who are calm and dependable. As a noun it names a regular boyfriend or girlfriend, as a verb it means to make something stop wobbling, and shouted as an order it tells people to stay calm. The root is the old word stead, meaning a fixed place.
How STEADY is used
Very common; works for objects, rates, progress and character alike.
- Keep the ladder steady while I climb.
- The company reported steady growth over five years.
- Her steady voice calmed the frightened child.
- Rain fell at a steady rate all night.
- He is a steady worker who rarely misses a day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEADY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEADY
The 6 tiles of STEADY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STEADY
1 longer words begin with STEADY.
Shorter words from the letters in STEADY
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Common questions about STEADY
- Is STEADY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEADY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEADY worth?
- STEADY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEADY mean?
- Firmly fixed or balanced, not shaking, and continuing at an even pace or level.
- What letters can be added to STEADY?
- No single letter can be added to STEADY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STEADY:
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