Is STEPWISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STEPWISE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STEPWISE mean?
- adjective
one thing at a time
- adverb
proceeding in steps
“the voltage was increased stepwise”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + P (3) + W (4) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 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 STEPWISE
STEPWISE 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 STEPWISE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- peewits12
- peewit11
- pewits11
- sweeps11
- swipes11
- tweeps11
- pewit10
- spews10
- sweep10
- swept10
- swipe10
- tweep10
- weeps10
- wipes10
- wisps10
- sweets9
- wisest9
- pews9
- spew9
- weep9
- wept9
- wipe9
- wisp9
- espies8
- peises8
- pistes8
- speise8
- spites8
- steeps8
- stipes8
- stews8
- sweet8
- weest8
- weets8
- wests8
- wises8
- wists8
- wites8
- pew8
- peise7
- pests7
- piste7
- seeps7
- septs7
- sipes7
- spies7
- spite7
- spits7
- steep7
- steps7
- stipe7
- ewes7
- sews7
- stew7
- tews7
- twee7
- wees7
- weet7
- west7
- wets7
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