STILE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. STILE 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 STILE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STILE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STILE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STILE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about STILE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 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 STILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A step or set of steps built into a fence, wall or hedge that lets people climb over while keeping farm animals from passing through.
Country footpaths in Britain and similar landscapes often cross fields enclosed by fences, and a stile provides the legal and practical means for walkers to continue on their way. Some versions of a stile are simple wooden steps, while others use a narrow gap or a turnstile-like mechanism that a person can pass through sideways. Because a stile is designed to block livestock, walkers with dogs sometimes have to lift or guide their animals over separately. Centuries of boots climbing the same stile can wear a groove into stone or wood, a small sign of how long a route has been used.
How STILE is used
Mainly a countryside and hiking term, used for the crossing points built into field boundaries along footpaths.
- Walkers climbed over the stile to reach the next field.
- The old stone stile had been worn smooth by generations of boots.
- A dog cannot follow its owner over a stile.
- The footpath sign pointed toward a wooden stile in the hedge.
- She twisted her ankle stepping down from the stile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STILE
The 5 tiles of STILE in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with STILE
9 longer words begin with STILE.
Words ending in STILE
6 words end in STILE. Useful as a back hook: play STILE onto a word already on the board.
Words with STILE inside
12 words contain STILE in the middle. Words that start with STILE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STILE
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Common questions about STILE
- Is STILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STILE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STILE worth?
- STILE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STILE mean?
- A step or set of steps built into a fence, wall or hedge that lets people climb over while keeping farm animals from passing through.
- What letters can be added to STILE?
- STILE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STILE:
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