STUD is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. STUD 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 STUD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STUD is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STUD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STUD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in STUD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does STUD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small metal knob, nail-head or fastener that projects slightly from a surface.
A stud can be the raised piece on a belt or a pair of boots, or the vertical timber or metal bar that frames a wall. It can also be the post of an earring or, informally, a male animal or man valued for his physical vigour.
How STUD is used
Very common; the building and fashion senses are neutral, while calling a man a stud is informal.
- A single stud fastened the leather strap in place.
- Carpenters nailed the stud to the top and bottom plates of the wall frame.
- The champion racehorse was retired to stud after his final season.
- She wore a small diamond stud in each ear.
- His friends jokingly called him the stud of the football team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STUD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STUD
The 4 tiles of STUD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STUD
Showing 24 of 53 words that begin with STUD.
Words ending in STUD
3 words end in STUD. Useful as a back hook: play STUD onto a word already on the board.
Words with STUD inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain STUD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with STUD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STUD
Common questions about STUD
- Is STUD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STUD, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STUD worth?
- STUD is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STUD mean?
- A small metal knob, nail-head or fastener that projects slightly from a surface.
- What letters can be added to STUD?
- STUD takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of STUD:
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