STAMEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. STAMEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAMEN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAMEN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAMEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stamensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAMEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STAMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about STAMEN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 STAMEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The male part of a flower, made of a thin stalk topped by a pollen-bearing anther.
Look inside a lily and the stamens are the slender stalks surrounding the centre, each carrying a dusty yellow tip. Together the stamens of one flower form its androecium, and their job is to release pollen for fertilisation. The word is Latin for a thread, which describes the delicate stalk well.
How STAMEN is used
Botanical; the plural may be written stamens.
- Each stamen released a fine cloud of pollen.
- The tulip has six stamen rising around the pistil.
- A bee brushed against the stamen and left dusted in gold.
- The teacher asked us to label the stamen on the diagram.
- In this species the stamen is longer than the petals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAMEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STAMEN
The 6 tiles of STAMEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STAMEN
2 longer words begin with STAMEN.
Shorter words from the letters in STAMEN
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Common questions about STAMEN
- Is STAMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAMEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAMEN worth?
- STAMEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAMEN mean?
- The male part of a flower, made of a thin stalk topped by a pollen-bearing anther.
- What letters can be added to STAMEN?
- STAMEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STAMEN:
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