STEP is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. STEP 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 STEP?
| 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 STEP 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 STEP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in STEP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about STEP
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 STEP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A movement made by lifting one foot and putting it down in a different place while walking, or a single stair in a flight.
Each step covers a small distance, and a sequence of them adds up to a walk, a dance, or a climb up a flight of stairs; builders use the same word for the flat surface a person stands on while climbing. Beyond movement, the word names one stage in a process, so a recipe or a plan is described as a series of steps. Both senses share the idea of a single, countable unit that leads toward something further along.
How STEP is used
Extremely common in everyday speech, covering physical movement, stairs and stages of a process.
- She took a careful step onto the icy path.
- Mind the step as you come through the door.
- The first step in the recipe is to boil the water.
- He climbed each step of the narrow staircase carefully.
- Filing the form is the next step in the application.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEP
The 4 tiles of STEP in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with STEP
Showing 24 of 60 words that begin with STEP.
Words ending in STEP
16 words end in STEP. Useful as a back hook: play STEP onto a word already on the board.
Words with STEP inside
Showing 24 of 46 words that contain STEP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with STEP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STEP
Common questions about STEP
- Is STEP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEP, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEP worth?
- STEP is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEP mean?
- A movement made by lifting one foot and putting it down in a different place while walking, or a single stair in a flight.
- What letters can be added to STEP?
- STEP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of STEP:
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