Is STAIRWELL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAIRWELL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAIRWELL mean?
- noun
a vertical well around which there is a stairway
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + W (4) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) = 12 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 STAIRWELL
Single letters that turn STAIRWELL 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 STAIRWELL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- walliest11
- swiller10
- wailers10
- waister10
- waiters10
- waliest10
- wallets10
- wallier10
- wallies10
- wariest10
- warstle10
- wastrel10
- wastrie10
- willers10
- willets10
- wrastle10
- aswirl9
- rawest9
- swiler9
- tawers9
- trawls9
- twiers9
- twills9
- twirls9
- wailer9
- waiter9
- walers9
- walier9
- walies9
- wallet9
- wallie9
- warsle9
- waster9
- waters9
- willer9
- willet9
- wriest9
- writes9
- literals8
- talliers8
- lewis8
- lweis8
- resaw8
- sawer8
- sewar8
- straw8
- strew8
- swail8
- swale8
- sware8
- swart8
- swear8
- sweat8
- swell8
- swile8
- swill8
- swirl8
- tawer8
- tawie8
- tawse8
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