STELA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. STELA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STELA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STELA is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STELA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How STELA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STELA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about STELA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 12 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 STELA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An upright stone slab or pillar, usually carved or inscribed, that was set up in ancient times as a monument, marker or record.
Archaeologists find a stela at sites across the ancient world, from Egypt and Mesopotamia to the cities of the Maya, where such stones recorded victories, laws, boundaries or the deeds of a ruler. A stela often combines pictures and writing, giving historians valuable evidence about events that were never recorded anywhere else. The plural of stela is stelae, and museums frequently display rows of them side by side. Weathering and vandalism have damaged many ancient examples, so surviving inscriptions on a stela are studied closely for clues to lost languages.
How STELA is used
Mainly an archaeological and historical term, met in museum labels and academic writing about ancient monuments.
- Archaeologists uncovered a stela covered in ancient hieroglyphs.
- The stela recorded the king's victories in a long inscription.
- Visitors to the site can see a row of carved stelae.
- Each stela in the courtyard marks the grave of a noble.
- The museum displays a broken stela found near the temple steps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STELA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STELA
The 5 tiles of STELA in a different order — 12 found.
Words starting with STELA
3 longer words begin with STELA.
Words with STELA inside
2 words contain STELA in the middle. Words that start with STELA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STELA
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Common questions about STELA
- Is STELA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STELA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STELA worth?
- STELA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STELA mean?
- An upright stone slab or pillar, usually carved or inscribed, that was set up in ancient times as a monument, marker or record.
- What letters can be added to STELA?
- STELA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STELA:
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