STENO is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. STENO 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 STENO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STENO is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STENO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stenosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STENO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STENO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,446.
What stands out about STENO
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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 STENO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal, shortened term for a stenographer, someone trained to write down dictation or spoken proceedings using shorthand.
A steno once formed an essential part of many offices and courtrooms, taking down letters, minutes or testimony faster than ordinary handwriting could manage. The job required years of practice with a shorthand system or a special steno machine, and skilled workers could keep pace with rapid speech word for word. Although voice recorders and computers have reduced the need for a steno in many workplaces, the role survives in courts and some legislative settings where an exact spoken record is required. The word steno can also refer informally to the skill of shorthand itself, rather than the person who practises it.
How STENO is used
Informal and somewhat dated outside courtroom and legal contexts, where dedicated steno staff are still employed.
- The steno typed up the meeting notes within the hour.
- A court steno recorded every word of the trial.
- She trained as a steno straight out of high school.
- The office hired a steno to keep up with the dictated letters.
- His mother worked for years as a steno in a law firm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STENO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STENO
The 5 tiles of STENO in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with STENO
Showing 24 of 53 words that begin with STENO.
Words with STENO inside
2 words contain STENO in the middle. Words that start with STENO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STENO
Showing 40 of 49. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about STENO
- Is STENO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STENO, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STENO worth?
- STENO is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STENO mean?
- An informal, shortened term for a stenographer, someone trained to write down dictation or spoken proceedings using shorthand.
- What letters can be added to STENO?
- STENO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STENO:
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