Is STAIRWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAIRWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAIRWAYS mean?
Stairways is a form of STAIRWAY.
- noun
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 15 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 STAIRWAYS
STAIRWAYS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from STAIRWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stairway14
- airways13
- airway12
- strawy12
- swarty12
- wastry12
- wristy12
- sways11
- warty11
- away10
- awry10
- sway10
- wary10
- ways10
- wiry10
- yaws10
- ywis10
- astray9
- awaits9
- satays9
- satyrs9
- straws9
- strays9
- tayras9
- waists9
- wrists9
- way9
- wry9
- yaw9
- artsy8
- assay8
- await8
- rayas8
- satay8
- satyr8
- sayst8
- stays8
- straw8
- stray8
- swart8
- swats8
- tayra8
- trays8
- wairs8
- waist8
- waits8
- warts8
- wasts8
- wists8
- wrist8
- writs8
- aristas7
- tarsias7
- airy7
- arty7
- raws7
- raya7
- rays7
- ryas7
- saws7
Study STAIRWAYS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
