STEMBUCKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. STEMBUCKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept STEMBUCKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEMBUCKS is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEMBUCKS
No single letter turns STEMBUCKS into another word.
How STEMBUCKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STEMBUCKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STEMBUCKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STEMBUCKS
- STEMBUCKS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in STEMBUCKS
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Common questions about STEMBUCKS
- Is STEMBUCKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEMBUCKS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEMBUCKS worth?
- STEMBUCKS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STEMBUCKS?
- No single letter can be added to STEMBUCKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STEMBUCKS:
Open STEMBUCKS in the Word Finder