STEM is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. STEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEM is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in STEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about STEM
- The same 4 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 STEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The main upward-growing stalk of a plant that supports the leaves, flowers, or fruit and connects them to the root.
A stem carries water and nutrients from the root up to the leaves and flowers, and many plants can be identified partly by how thick or how flexible the stem is. The word is also used for the narrow supporting part of other objects that resembles a plant stalk, such as the stem of a wine glass or of a tobacco pipe. As a verb, to stem also means to stop or check the flow of something, as in stemming the bleeding.
How STEM is used
Very common in everyday, botanical and figurative use.
- The gardener cut the rose just below the stem.
- Water travels up the stem to reach the leaves.
- He held the wine glass carefully by the stem.
- Frost had damaged the thin stem of the seedling.
- Nurses worked quickly to stem the flow of blood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEM
The 4 tiles of STEM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STEM
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with STEM.
Words ending in STEM
16 words end in STEM. Useful as a back hook: play STEM onto a word already on the board.
Words with STEM inside
Showing 24 of 152 words that contain STEM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with STEM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STEM
Common questions about STEM
- Is STEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEM, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEM worth?
- STEM is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEM mean?
- The main upward-growing stalk of a plant that supports the leaves, flowers, or fruit and connects them to the root.
- What letters can be added to STEM?
- STEM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of STEM:
Open STEM in the Word Finder