STEW
/stʃʉː/
4 letters · 1 syllable · noun, verb
Definition of STEW
A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
A brothel.
To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
"I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole."
To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
A steward or stewardess on an airplane.
Examples of STEW in a Sentence
- "I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole."
Word Details
Is STEW a Scrabble Word?
Yes, STEW is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Tip: Short words like STEW are excellent for parallel plays and tight board positions in Scrabble.
Letter Values for STEW
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | s | t | e | w | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| WWF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Words You Can Make With the Letters in STEW
15 words from the letters in STEW
4-letter words
3-letter words
2-letter words
How to Use STEW in Word Games
STEW is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends, making it a modest-scoring word.
Short word advantage: STEW is only 4 letters, making it ideal for parallel plays where you form multiple words simultaneously by placing tiles adjacent to existing words on the board.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble STEW to find 15 additional valid words.