Is STAIRWAY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAIRWAY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAIRWAY mean?
- noun
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for STAIRWAY
Single letters that turn STAIRWAY into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from STAIRWAY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- airways13
- airway12
- strawy12
- swarty12
- wastry12
- wristy12
- warty11
- away10
- awry10
- sway10
- wary10
- ways10
- wiry10
- yaws10
- ywis10
- astray9
- awaits9
- tayras9
- way9
- wry9
- yaw9
- artsy8
- await8
- rayas8
- satay8
- satyr8
- straw8
- stray8
- swart8
- tayra8
- trays8
- wairs8
- waist8
- waits8
- warts8
- wrist8
- writs8
- airy7
- arty7
- raws7
- raya7
- rays7
- ryas7
- staw7
- stay7
- swat7
- taws7
- tray7
- twas7
- wair7
- wait7
- wars7
- wart7
- wast7
- wats7
- wist7
- wits7
- writ7
- arista6
- raitas6
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