STEAMBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. STEAMBOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEAMBOAT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEAMBOAT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEAMBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
steamboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEAMBOAT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STEAMBOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STEAMBOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STEAMBOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A boat driven by a steam engine, often with paddle wheels, used on rivers and coasts.
In nineteenth-century America the steamboat opened up inland rivers to cheap travel and trade. Mark Twain made its pilots famous, and a few paddle-wheel boats still carry tourists today.
How STEAMBOAT is used
Used in history and travel writing about steam-powered river vessels.
- The steamboat puffed slowly up the Mississippi.
- We rode a steamboat along the old canal.
- Cotton was loaded onto the steamboat at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEAMBOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STEAMBOAT
1 longer words begin with STEAMBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in STEAMBOAT
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Common questions about STEAMBOAT
- Is STEAMBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEAMBOAT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEAMBOAT worth?
- STEAMBOAT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEAMBOAT mean?
- A boat driven by a steam engine, often with paddle wheels, used on rivers and coasts.
- What letters can be added to STEAMBOAT?
- STEAMBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STEAMBOAT:
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