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Stemming

s 1t 1e 1m 3m 3i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of stem

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does stemming mean?

verb

  1. grow out of, have roots in, originate in

    “The increase in the national debt stems from the last war”

  2. cause to point inward

    “stem your skis”

  3. stop the flow of a liquid

    “staunch the blood flow”

    Synonymsstanchstaunchhalt

  4. remove the stem from

    “for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed”

Definitions shown for stem, the base form of stemming.

Is STEMMING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is STEMMING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
s 1t 1e 1m 3m 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
s 1t 1e 1m 4m 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
s 1t 1e 1m 3m 3i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
s 1t 1e 1m 3m 3i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in STEMMING

Hooks for STEMMING

Add one letter to the front or back of STEMMING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

stemmings

Words that end like STEMMING

Common words that share the ending -EMMING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

hemming
All words ending in -EMMING

Stemming: quick answers

Is STEMMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STEMMING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STEMMING worth?
STEMMING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does stemming mean?
stemming is the present participle of stem, which means “grow out of, have roots in, originate in”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STEMMING?
You can make 167 shorter words from STEMMING, such as GIMMES, GIMME, MISMET, SEMMIT. See the full list.