Is STEEPENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STEEPENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STEEPENS mean?
Steepens 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
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + E (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 10 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 STEEPENS
STEEPENS 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 STEEPENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pensees9
- steepen9
- pensee8
- spense8
- steeps8
- tepees8
- epees7
- neeps7
- peens7
- penes7
- pests7
- seeps7
- septs7
- spent7
- steep7
- steps7
- tepee7
- tenses6
- epee6
- neep6
- peen6
- pees6
- pens6
- pent6
- pest6
- pets6
- psst6
- seep6
- seps6
- sept6
- step6
- esnes5
- nests5
- senes5
- sense5
- sente5
- sents5
- teens5
- tense5
- pee5
- pen5
- pes5
- pet5
- pst5
- eses4
- esne4
- esse4
- ests4
- ness4
- nest4
- nets4
- seen4
- sees4
- sene4
- sent4
- sets4
- teen4
- tees4
- tens4
- pe4
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