BLUESTEM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BLUESTEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLUESTEM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLUESTEM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLUESTEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bluestemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLUESTEM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLUESTEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLUESTEM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLUESTEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyNorth American
Any of several tall prairie grasses with bluish stems, grown for hay and grazing.
Bluestem grasses are typical of the American prairie, where big bluestem can grow taller than a person. Ranchers value them for forage, and conservation projects replant bluestem to restore native grassland.
How BLUESTEM is used
Bluestem is a plant name often seen in the compound forms big bluestem and little bluestem.
- Cattle grazed on the bluestem across the plain.
- Big bluestem turns reddish in autumn.
- The restoration team sowed bluestem on the old field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLUESTEM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLUESTEM
1 longer words begin with BLUESTEM.
Shorter words from the letters in BLUESTEM
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Common questions about BLUESTEM
- Is BLUESTEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLUESTEM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLUESTEM worth?
- BLUESTEM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLUESTEM mean?
- Any of several tall prairie grasses with bluish stems, grown for hay and grazing.
- What letters can be added to BLUESTEM?
- BLUESTEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLUESTEM:
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