STAKEOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STAKEOUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAKEOUT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAKEOUT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAKEOUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stakeoutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAKEOUT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STAKEOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STAKEOUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STAKEOUT
- STAKEOUT runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STAKEOUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A period of secret watching of a place or person, typically by police.
A stakeout often means long hours in a parked car with cold coffee, waiting for a suspect to appear. Crime films have made the stakeout a familiar scene.
How STAKEOUT is used
Used in policing and journalism for covert surveillance.
- Two detectives spent the night on a stakeout outside the warehouse.
- The stakeout ended when the suspect finally arrived.
- She joked that watching the bird feeder was her own stakeout.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAKEOUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STAKEOUT
The 8 tiles of STAKEOUT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STAKEOUT
1 longer words begin with STAKEOUT.
Shorter words from the letters in STAKEOUT
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Common questions about STAKEOUT
- Is STAKEOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAKEOUT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAKEOUT worth?
- STAKEOUT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAKEOUT mean?
- A period of secret watching of a place or person, typically by police.
- What letters can be added to STAKEOUT?
- STAKEOUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STAKEOUT:
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