STERILE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STERILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STERILE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STERILE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STERILE
No single letter turns STERILE into another word.
How STERILE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STERILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 46,786.
What stands out about STERILE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 STERILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unable to produce offspring or crops, or completely free from germs.
Sterile can describe a barren field, a person or animal that cannot reproduce, or a surgical tool cleaned of all bacteria. Figuratively it means dull and lacking creativity, like a sterile debate.
How STERILE is used
Sterile is a common word in medicine, farming and criticism, with a different sense in each.
- The surgeon opened a sterile pack of gloves.
- The dry hillside was sterile and bare.
- Mules are sterile and cannot breed.
- The talks were sterile and led nowhere.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STERILE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STERILE
The 7 tiles of STERILE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STERILE
1 longer words begin with STERILE.
Shorter words from the letters in STERILE
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Common questions about STERILE
- Is STERILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STERILE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STERILE worth?
- STERILE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STERILE mean?
- Unable to produce offspring or crops, or completely free from germs.
- What letters can be added to STERILE?
- No single letter can be added to STERILE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STERILE:
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