STEAMIE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STEAMIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEAMIE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEAMIE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEAMIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEAMIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STEAMIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,381.
What does STEAMIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsinformal
A public wash-house in Scotland where people did their laundry.
In old Scottish cities a steamie was a social place as much as a laundry, where neighbours chatted while they scrubbed. It remains a fond memory in songs, plays and local history.
How STEAMIE is used
Steamie is a Scots word, now mostly historical.
- My grandmother spent every Friday at the steamie.
- The play was set in a busy Glasgow steamie.
- The old steamie closed when washing machines became common.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEAMIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEAMIE
The 7 tiles of STEAMIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STEAMIE
3 longer words begin with STEAMIE.
Shorter words from the letters in STEAMIE
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Common questions about STEAMIE
- Is STEAMIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEAMIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEAMIE worth?
- STEAMIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEAMIE mean?
- A public wash-house in Scotland where people did their laundry.
- What letters can be added to STEAMIE?
- STEAMIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STEAMIE:
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