Is STIMULUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STIMULUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STIMULUS mean?
- noun
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + U (1) + L (1) + U (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 STIMULUS
STIMULUS 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 STIMULUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- litmus8
- tumuli8
- milts7
- mists7
- musts7
- slims7
- slums7
- smuts7
- stims7
- stums7
- sumis7
- tulsis6
- isms6
- lums6
- mils6
- milt6
- miss6
- mist6
- muss6
- must6
- muts6
- sims6
- slim6
- slum6
- smit6
- smut6
- stim6
- stum6
- sumi6
- sums6
- tums6
- lists5
- lusts5
- lusus5
- silts5
- situs5
- slits5
- sluts5
- suits5
- sulus5
- tulsi5
- ism5
- lum5
- mil5
- mis5
- mus5
- mut5
- sim5
- sum5
- tum5
- ums5
- list4
- lits4
- litu4
- lust4
- silt4
- sits4
- slit4
- slut4
- suit4
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