STEW is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEW is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in STEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about STEW
- 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 STEW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.
Stew came from a word about a heated room for bathing, and the culinary sense arrived only later, by way of the closed pot. The figurative use about worrying keeps the same image of sitting in heat.
How STEW is used
Common noun naming a slow-cooked household meal.
- The stew simmered on the stove all afternoon.
- Grandma's stew always tasted better the next day.
- He added carrots and beans to the stew.
- A hearty stew warmed us on the cold night.
- They shared a pot of stew after the hike.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEW
The 4 tiles of STEW in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with STEW
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with STEW.
Words with STEW inside
6 words contain STEW in the middle. Words that start with STEW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STEW
Common questions about STEW
- Is STEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEW, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEW worth?
- STEW is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEW mean?
- A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.
- What letters can be added to STEW?
- STEW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of STEW:
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