STOA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. STOA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STOA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STOA is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STOA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STOA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in STOA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about STOA
- 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 STOA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A long covered walkway in ancient Greek architecture, lined with columns and open along one side, used as a public meeting place.
A stoa gave citizens of an ancient Greek city shelter from sun and rain while they talked, traded or listened to teachers. The philosophical school called Stoicism took its name from a stoa in Athens where its founder used to lecture.
How STOA is used
Historical and architectural term, met mainly in writing about ancient Greece.
- Merchants set up their stalls along the stoa in the marketplace.
- The philosopher taught his students under the shade of the stoa.
- Only the column bases of the ancient stoa still survive today.
- Visitors can walk through a reconstructed stoa in the old agora.
- A stoa often ran along one whole side of the city square.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STOA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STOA
The 4 tiles of STOA in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with STOA
5 longer words begin with STOA.
Shorter words from the letters in STOA
Common questions about STOA
- Is STOA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STOA, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STOA worth?
- STOA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STOA mean?
- A long covered walkway in ancient Greek architecture, lined with columns and open along one side, used as a public meeting place.
- What letters can be added to STOA?
- STOA takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of STOA:
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