Is STEPLADDERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STEPLADDERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STEPLADDERS mean?
Stepladders is a form of STEPLADDER.
- noun
a folding portable ladder hinged at the top
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + D (2) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 15 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 STEPLADDERS
STEPLADDERS 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 STEPLADDERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stepladder14
- departeds13
- spraddles13
- pederasts12
- pedestals12
- plastered12
- departed12
- paddlers12
- peddlers12
- predated12
- respaded12
- spraddle12
- stepdads12
- resaddles11
- straddles11
- aspersed11
- paltered11
- pedalers11
- pederast11
- pedestal11
- pleaders11
- predates11
- relapsed11
- repassed11
- repasted11
- replated11
- repleads11
- respades11
- stapedes11
- trapesed11
- padders11
- paddler11
- paddles11
- pedaled11
- peddler11
- peddles11
- pleaded11
- stepdad11
- desalters10
- treadless10
- desalted10
- dreadest10
- persalts10
- petrales10
- plasters10
- pleasers10
- pleaters10
- prelates10
- presales10
- psalters10
- relapses10
- replates10
- resaddle10
- saddlers10
- sledders10
- spelters10
- staddles10
- staplers10
- straddle10
- tapeless10
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