STEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. STEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEAL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEAL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about STEAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 12 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 STEAL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take something that belongs to someone else without permission and without any intention of returning it or paying for it.
People steal for many reasons, from simple greed to genuine need, and the act always involves taking property that is not theirs. English also uses steal in figurative ways that have nothing to do with crime, as when someone is said to steal a glance, steal a march on a rival, or steal the show with a brilliant performance. The verb is irregular, changing to stole in the past tense and stolen in the past participle, unlike regular verbs ending in -ed. Because the word carries strong moral weight, softer terms like borrow are often used when the wrongdoing is uncertain.
How STEAL is used
Common in everyday speech and writing, both for literal theft and for figurative uses such as stealing a glance or stealing the show.
- Thieves broke in overnight and tried to steal the shop's takings.
- She managed to steal a glance at the letter before he folded it away.
- The team's late goal helped them steal a point in the final minute.
- He was arrested after he tried to steal a car from the car park.
- The comedian's opening act nearly managed to steal the whole show.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEAL
The 5 tiles of STEAL in a different order — 12 found.
Words starting with STEAL
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with STEAL.
Words ending in STEAL
4 words end in STEAL. Useful as a back hook: play STEAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with STEAL inside
1 words contain STEAL in the middle. Words that start with STEAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STEAL
Showing 40 of 71. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about STEAL
- Is STEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEAL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEAL worth?
- STEAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEAL mean?
- To take something that belongs to someone else without permission and without any intention of returning it or paying for it.
- What letters can be added to STEAL?
- STEAL takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STEAL:
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