STEELY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STEELY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEELY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEELY is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEELY
No single letter turns STEELY into another word.
How STEELY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STEELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 94,070.
What stands out about STEELY
- 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 STEELY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Hard, cold and grey like steel, or showing a firm and unyielding determination.
Steely borrows the look and feel of the metal for describing colours, skies and sounds that are grey, hard and bright. For people it points to a hard resolve that does not soften under pressure, as in a steely glare or steely nerves. It is more flattering than cold and less harsh than ruthless.
How STEELY is used
Often paired with words for looks and character: steely eyes, steely gaze, steely resolve.
- The steely sky promised snow before evening.
- She gave the lawyer a steely look and refused to sign.
- He kept his steely calm even as the room panicked.
- The knife had a steely blue sheen in the lamplight.
- A steely determination carried her through the last mile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEELY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEELY
The 6 tiles of STEELY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STEELY
2 longer words begin with STEELY.
Shorter words from the letters in STEELY
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Common questions about STEELY
- Is STEELY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEELY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEELY worth?
- STEELY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEELY mean?
- Hard, cold and grey like steel, or showing a firm and unyielding determination.
- What letters can be added to STEELY?
- No single letter can be added to STEELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STEELY:
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