STEAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STEAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEAMY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEAMY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEAMY
No single letter turns STEAMY into another word.
How STEAMY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STEAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about STEAMY
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 STEAMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Full of steam, hot and humid, or openly passionate.
The literal sense of steamy is easy to picture: a bathroom after a hot shower, a kitchen with soup on the boil, a jungle in the wet season. From the heat and mist came a figurative meaning for romantic or sexual material, which is why a steamy novel or scene promises more than a pleasant afternoon. Which meaning applies is usually clear from the noun that follows.
How STEAMY is used
Common; the passionate sense is typical of reviews and fiction.
- The steamy bathroom mirror was blank until she wiped it.
- Summer in the city was steamy and slow.
- The reviewer called the film a steamy love story.
- He opened the window to let the steamy air out of the kitchen.
- A steamy afternoon storm broke the heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEAMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEAMY
The 6 tiles of STEAMY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in STEAMY
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Common questions about STEAMY
- Is STEAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEAMY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEAMY worth?
- STEAMY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEAMY mean?
- Full of steam, hot and humid, or openly passionate.
- What letters can be added to STEAMY?
- No single letter can be added to STEAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STEAMY:
Open STEAMY in the Word Finder