Is STEAMSHIP a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STEAMSHIP is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STEAMSHIP mean?
- noun
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + A (1) + M (3) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + P (3) = 16 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 STEAMSHIP
Single letters that turn STEAMSHIP 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
Anagrams of STEAMSHIP
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from STEAMSHIP
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mateships16
- shipmates16
- emphasis15
- mateship15
- misshape15
- shipmate15
- empaths14
- mishaps14
- atheisms13
- empath13
- mishap13
- pashms13
- impastes12
- pastimes12
- aphesis12
- atheism12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- spathes12
- theisms12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- impasse11
- impaste11
- misstep11
- pastime11
- aspish11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- pashes11
- phases11
- phasis11
- pishes11
- shames11
- shapes11
- smiths11
- spahis11
- spathe11
- staphs11
- theism11
- thesps11
- hemp11
- ashiest10
- passim10
- stamps10
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- haems10
- hames10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- maths10
- meths10
- paths10
- phase10
- piths10
- shame10
- shams10
- shape10
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