STAIRWELL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STAIRWELL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAIRWELL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAIRWELL is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAIRWELL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stairwellsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAIRWELL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STAIRWELL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STAIRWELL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STAIRWELL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The vertical shaft in a building that holds a staircase.
A stairwell runs from floor to floor, and in an emergency it is the safest way out of a tall building. Sound travels easily up a stairwell, which is why voices echo there.
How STAIRWELL is used
Common in talk about apartment blocks, offices and fire safety.
- Their voices echoed in the stairwell.
- The stairwell was filled with smoke.
- Posters were pinned up in the stairwell of the flats.
- He waited in the stairwell for the lift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAIRWELL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STAIRWELL
1 longer words begin with STAIRWELL.
Shorter words from the letters in STAIRWELL
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Common questions about STAIRWELL
- Is STAIRWELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAIRWELL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAIRWELL worth?
- STAIRWELL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAIRWELL mean?
- The vertical shaft in a building that holds a staircase.
- What letters can be added to STAIRWELL?
- STAIRWELL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STAIRWELL:
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