STEEP is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STEEP 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 STEEP?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEEP is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEEP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEEP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STEEP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,765.
What does STEEP mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Sloping upward or downward at a sharp, near-vertical angle, or, describing a price or demand, unreasonably high.
A steep hill, staircase or roof climbs or drops close to the vertical, forcing a person to labour hard with every step rather than walk at an easy pace. The same word stretches naturally into money and expectation, so a steep price or a steep rise in cost means an amount that feels excessive rather than merely large. Cooks and tea drinkers meet an unrelated verb spelled the same way, to steep tea leaves or dried beans in hot water, letting the liquid slowly draw out flavour or soften the food. A steep learning curve borrows the physical image again, describing a task that demands unusually fast progress rather than a comfortable, gradual climb.
How STEEP is used
Common in everyday speech both for physical slopes and for prices or demands felt to be excessive; the verb sense, to steep tea or food in liquid, is a distinct, equally common use.
- The trail grew steep just past the old stone bridge.
- She thought the entry fee was far too steep for a single evening.
- He steeped the tea bag for exactly four minutes before pouring it.
- New employees faced a steep learning curve during their first month.
- The roof was built unusually steep to shed heavy winter snow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEEP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STEEP
Showing 24 of 38 words that begin with STEEP.
Words ending in STEEP
1 words end in STEEP. Useful as a back hook: play STEEP onto a word already on the board.
Words with STEEP inside
3 words contain STEEP in the middle. Words that start with STEEP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STEEP
Common questions about STEEP
- Is STEEP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEEP, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEEP worth?
- STEEP is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEEP mean?
- Sloping upward or downward at a sharp, near-vertical angle, or, describing a price or demand, unreasonably high.
- What letters can be added to STEEP?
- STEEP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STEEP:
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