STAITHE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STAITHE 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 STAITHE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAITHE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAITHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
staithesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAITHE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STAITHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does STAITHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishregional
A landing stage or wharf where cargo, especially coal, is loaded onto boats.
The staithe is a northern English term that you meet mostly in the names of old harbour districts. It is more specific than a general quay because it was built to move bulk goods from land to water.
How STAITHE is used
Used mainly in the north and east of England for a loading wharf.
- The coal wagons rolled down to the staithe and tipped their loads into the waiting barge.
- A row of weathered posts is all that is left of the old staithe.
- Fishing boats once tied up at the staithe at the edge of the village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAITHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STAITHE
The 7 tiles of STAITHE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STAITHE
1 longer words begin with STAITHE.
Shorter words from the letters in STAITHE
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Common questions about STAITHE
- Is STAITHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAITHE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAITHE worth?
- STAITHE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAITHE mean?
- A landing stage or wharf where cargo, especially coal, is loaded onto boats.
- What letters can be added to STAITHE?
- STAITHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STAITHE:
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