STATE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. STATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STATE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STATE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STATE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,618.
What stands out about STATE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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 STATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The particular condition that someone or something is in at a given time, or an organised political community under one government.
State can describe a temporary condition, such as the state of a room after a party or someone's state of mind, or a more formal one, such as the solid, liquid or gaseous state of matter. In a political sense, a state is a country or a self-governing territory, and in countries such as the United States or Australia it also names one of the regions that together make up the larger federal nation. As a verb, to state means to say something clearly and formally, a related but distinct use of the same word.
How STATE is used
A very common word, used both for a condition or situation and, formally, for a country or a region within a federal nation.
- The house was left in a terrible state after the storm.
- Water can exist in a solid, liquid or gaseous state.
- Texas is the largest state in the continental United States.
- He refused to state his real reason for leaving.
- The negotiations were meant to preserve peace between the two states.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STATE
The 5 tiles of STATE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with STATE
Showing 24 of 45 words that begin with STATE.
Words ending in STATE
Showing 24 of 45 words that end in STATE. Useful as a back hook: play STATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with STATE inside
Showing 24 of 74 words that contain STATE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with STATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STATE
Showing 40 of 46. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about STATE
- Is STATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STATE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STATE worth?
- STATE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STATE mean?
- The particular condition that someone or something is in at a given time, or an organised political community under one government.
- What letters can be added to STATE?
- STATE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STATE:
Open STATE in the Word Finder