STEAD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. STEAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEAD?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEAD is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about STEAD
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 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 STEAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The place or role that one person or thing takes in place of another.
Stead names the position that a substitute occupies once it has replaced whatever came before it, as when a new officer takes the stead of one who has left. The word survives today mainly inside the compound instead and in the fixed phrase in good stead, meaning that something proves useful later on. On its own, stead now sounds old-fashioned outside these set expressions, though it was once an ordinary noun for place.
How STEAD is used
Rarely used alone today; survives mainly in the fixed phrases in someones stead and in good stead.
- The deputy governed in the king's stead.
- Years of training stood her in good stead during the crisis.
- A younger officer was appointed in his stead.
- The old bridge was rebuilt, and a stronger one put in its stead.
- He served in her stead while she managed the estate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEAD
The 5 tiles of STEAD in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with STEAD
18 longer words begin with STEAD.
Words ending in STEAD
10 words end in STEAD. Useful as a back hook: play STEAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with STEAD inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain STEAD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with STEAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STEAD
Showing 40 of 55. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about STEAD
- Is STEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEAD, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEAD worth?
- STEAD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEAD mean?
- The place or role that one person or thing takes in place of another.
- What letters can be added to STEAD?
- STEAD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STEAD:
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