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8-Letter Words With STEM

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Popular 8-Letter Words With STEM

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words With STEM 23 words

How often does STEM appear in eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 23 eight-letter words containing STEM. They average 12.8 points, the best is STEMBUCK (18 points) and 34.8% end in S.

Total words
23
Average Scrabble score
12.8
out of 18 max
Everyday words
4%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
34.8% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 34.8%
  • a 13%
  • m 13%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia8.7%
  • ea4.3%
  • ie4.3%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing STEM

s 1t 1e 1m 3b 3u 1c 3k 5

S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + M 3 + B 3 + U 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 18 points

Double word
36 pts
Triple word
54 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

stembuck

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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8-Letter Words With STEM FAQ

How many eight-letter words containing STEM are there?

There are 23 eight-letter words containing STEM in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing STEM?

STEMBUCK is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are STEMBOKS (16), SYSTEMIC (15), STEMMERY (15).

Which rare eight-letter words containing STEM score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include STEMBUCK (18), STEMBOKS (16), STEMMERY (15), PIPESTEM (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.