STEDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. STEDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STEDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEDS is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEDS
No single letter turns STEDS into another word.
How STEDS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STEDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What stands out about STEDS
- STEDS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words ending in STEDS
4 words end in STEDS. Useful as a back hook: play STEDS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in STEDS
Common questions about STEDS
- Is STEDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STEDS is not in it.
- How many points is STEDS worth?
- STEDS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STEDS?
- No single letter can be added to STEDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STEDS:
Open STEDS in the Word Finder