Is STERNWHEELERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STERNWHEELERS is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 19 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STERNWHEELERS mean?
Sternwheelers is a form of STERNWHEELER.
- noun
a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 STERNWHEELERS
STERNWHEELERS 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 STERNWHEELERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sternwheeler18
- elsewhere15
- enwheels14
- thewless14
- welshers14
- wheelers14
- shelterers13
- sweeteners13
- westerners13
- enwheel13
- shewers13
- welsher13
- welshes13
- wethers13
- wheeler13
- newsreels12
- shelterer12
- sweetener12
- westerner12
- wrestlers12
- hewers12
- shewer12
- shrews12
- wether12
- wheels12
- wheens12
- wheres12
- newsreel11
- renewers11
- sheerest11
- sheeters11
- shelters11
- strewers11
- sweetens11
- swelters11
- tweeners11
- tweeness11
- westerns11
- wresters11
- wrestler11
- wrestles11
- hewer11
- shewn11
- shews11
- shrew11
- thews11
- threw11
- welsh11
- wheel11
- wheen11
- whens11
- where11
- whets11
- ethenes10
- heelers10
- reheels10
- renewer10
- seethes10
- sheerer10
- sheeter10
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