STIGMA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STIGMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STIGMA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STIGMA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STIGMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STIGMA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STIGMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,199.
What does STIGMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mark of shame or disapproval attached to a person or condition; in a flower, the part of the pistil that receives pollen.
The word began in Greek as a mark burned or cut into the skin, and that sense of a visible brand survives in the idea of social disgrace. Today a stigma is the unfair shame society attaches to things like illness or poverty. Botanists use the same word for the sticky tip of a flower's female part where pollen lands, and the plural can be stigmas or stigmata.
How STIGMA is used
Common in discussion of health and society; the botanical sense belongs to science writing.
- There is still a stigma around talking about mental illness.
- The campaign aims to remove the stigma of asking for help.
- Pollen grains stick to the stigma at the center of the flower.
- He carried the stigma of his failed business for years.
- No stigma should be attached to a person for being poor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STIGMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STIGMA
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Common questions about STIGMA
- Is STIGMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STIGMA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STIGMA worth?
- STIGMA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STIGMA mean?
- A mark of shame or disapproval attached to a person or condition; in a flower, the part of the pistil that receives pollen.
- What letters can be added to STIGMA?
- STIGMA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STIGMA:
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