Is STEPMOTHER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STEPMOTHER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STEPMOTHER mean?
- noun
the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + P (3) + M (3) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) = 17 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 STEPMOTHER
Single letters that turn STEPMOTHER 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
Words you can make from STEPMOTHER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thermoset14
- tempehs14
- theorems13
- morphs13
- tempeh13
- tempters12
- heptose12
- mothers12
- pothers12
- smother12
- strophe12
- theorem12
- thermes12
- thermos12
- thorpes12
- threeps12
- hemps12
- morph12
- metopes11
- stomper11
- tempers11
- tempest11
- tempter11
- trompes11
- ephors11
- herpes11
- homers11
- hopers11
- mosher11
- mother11
- posher11
- pother11
- rehems11
- rhemes11
- shmeer11
- sphere11
- themes11
- therme11
- therms11
- thorpe11
- thorps11
- threep11
- tophes11
- hemp11
- proettes10
- remotest10
- treetops10
- heteros10
- tethers10
- thereto10
- metope10
- mopers10
- proems10
- sempre10
- temper10
- tempos10
- tempts10
- trompe10
- tromps10
- ephor10
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