STYE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STYE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STYE?
| 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 STYE 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 STYE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STYE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in STYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about STYE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 STYE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small, painful swelling on the edge of an eyelid caused by an infected gland.
A stye is a small, tender lump that develops on or near the eyelid when an oil gland becomes infected. The same word is occasionally spelled sty, which can also refer to a pen where pigs are kept.
How STYE is used
Common medical term for a swollen, infected eyelid.
- A stye formed on her lower eyelid overnight.
- The doctor treated the stye with a warm compress.
- He rubbed his eye and noticed a small stye.
- Styes often clear up within a week.
- A painful stye kept him from wearing contact lenses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STYE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STYE
The 4 tiles of STYE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STYE
2 longer words begin with STYE.
Shorter words from the letters in STYE
Common questions about STYE
- Is STYE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STYE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STYE worth?
- STYE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STYE mean?
- A small, painful swelling on the edge of an eyelid caused by an infected gland.
- What letters can be added to STYE?
- STYE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of STYE:
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