STENGAH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STENGAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STENGAH?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STENGAH is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STENGAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stengahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STENGAH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STENGAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does STENGAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A drink of whisky and soda, from Malaya.
Stengah comes from the Malay word for "half" and belongs to the colonial clubs of Southeast Asia. Planters and officials ordered one at sundown. Today the word is a period detail in writing about that era.
How STENGAH is used
Colonial-era term from Malaya and Singapore.
- He ordered a stengah on the club veranda.
- In the novel, every evening ends with a stengah and a cigar.
- A cold stengah was the planter's reward after a long day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STENGAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STENGAH
1 longer words begin with STENGAH.
Shorter words from the letters in STENGAH
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Common questions about STENGAH
- Is STENGAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STENGAH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STENGAH worth?
- STENGAH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STENGAH mean?
- A drink of whisky and soda, from Malaya.
- What letters can be added to STENGAH?
- STENGAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STENGAH:
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