Is STEEPENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STEEPENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STEEPENED mean?
Steepened is a form of STEEPEN.
- verb
become steeper
“The mountain side has steepened”
- verb
make steeper
“The landslides have steepened the mountain sides”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + E (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 STEEPENED
STEEPENED 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 STEEPENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deepens10
- deepest10
- steeped10
- steepen9
- teepees9
- deepen9
- peened9
- seeped9
- pensee8
- teepee8
- tepees8
- deeps8
- pedes8
- pends8
- speed8
- spend8
- nested7
- tensed7
- epees7
- neeps7
- peens7
- penes7
- spent7
- steep7
- tepee7
- deep7
- deps7
- peds7
- peed7
- pend7
- sped7
- deets6
- denes6
- dense6
- dents6
- needs6
- steed6
- tends6
- epee6
- neep6
- peen6
- pees6
- pens6
- pent6
- pest6
- pets6
- seep6
- sept6
- step6
- dep6
- ped6
- sente5
- teens5
- tense5
- dees5
- deet5
- dene5
- dens5
- dent5
- ends5
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