Is STEEPENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STEEPENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STEEPENING mean?
Steepening 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
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + E (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 STEEPENING
STEEPENING 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 STEEPENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- peenings11
- steeping11
- pentenes10
- epigene10
- peening10
- seeping10
- epeeist9
- pennies9
- pentene9
- pinenes9
- steepen9
- tenpins9
- genips9
- peeing9
- engines8
- nesting8
- tensing8
- instep8
- pennes8
- pennis8
- pensee8
- pinene8
- spinet8
- tenpin8
- tepees8
- genip8
- pings8
- intense7
- tennesi7
- tennies7
- engine7
- ensign7
- genets7
- genies7
- gentes7
- ingest7
- seeing7
- signee7
- signet7
- stinge7
- teeing7
- tenges7
- tinges7
- epees7
- inept7
- neeps7
- peens7
- peins7
- peise7
- penes7
- penis7
- penne7
- penni7
- pines7
- pints7
- piste7
- snipe7
- spent7
- spine7
- spite7
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