STEMSON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STEMSON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEMSON?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEMSON is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEMSON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stemsonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEMSON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STEMSON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does STEMSON mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A curved timber fixed behind the stem of a wooden ship at the bow, strengthening the joint with the keelson.
A stemson is part of the hidden framing inside a hull, not something seen from the water. Shipwrights bolted it to the stem and the keelson so that the bow could take the strain of the sea. The word belongs to traditional wooden shipbuilding.
How STEMSON is used
Used in shipbuilding texts when describing the internal timbers at the bow of a wooden vessel.
- The shipwright shaped a curved oak stemson to reinforce the bow.
- A cracked stemson would have weakened the whole forward end of the hull.
- Drawings of the old schooner show the stemson bolted to the keelson.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEMSON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STEMSON
1 longer words begin with STEMSON.
Shorter words from the letters in STEMSON
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Common questions about STEMSON
- Is STEMSON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEMSON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEMSON worth?
- STEMSON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEMSON mean?
- A curved timber fixed behind the stem of a wooden ship at the bow, strengthening the joint with the keelson.
- What letters can be added to STEMSON?
- STEMSON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STEMSON:
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