STEELIE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STEELIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEELIE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEELIE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEELIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEELIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STEELIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 84,215.
What does STEELIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A playing marble made of steel, often a ball bearing.
Children prize a steelie because it is heavier than glass and knocks other marbles out of the ring with ease. Because of that power, some games ban it.
How STEELIE is used
Steelie is a children game word, used mainly in talk about marbles.
- He shot his steelie across the dirt ring.
- A steelie can crack a glass marble.
- The boys argued about whether a steelie was allowed.
- She found a shiny steelie in the old tin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEELIE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEELIE
The 7 tiles of STEELIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STEELIE
3 longer words begin with STEELIE.
Shorter words from the letters in STEELIE
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Common questions about STEELIE
- Is STEELIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEELIE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEELIE worth?
- STEELIE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEELIE mean?
- A playing marble made of steel, often a ball bearing.
- What letters can be added to STEELIE?
- STEELIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STEELIE:
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