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STUDIES names an academic field concerning a particular subject. Its frequency count is 10,402, so the spelling is familiar, yet the Scrabble total is just 8. That gap matters at the rack: a common seven-letter word can still be a modest scorer when its tiles are mostly worth one point.

STUDIES at a glance

• STUDIES uses seven tiles and earns 8 points before any board premiums.
• Six tiles are worth 1 point each; D is the only tile worth 2.
• TISSUED is the sole anagram, using the same letters in a new order.
• STUDIED, STUDIOS, and STUDIER are its three one-letter neighbors.
• Twelve listed rhymes include SERIES, STORIES, SPECIES, and CITIES.

What is the STUDIES meaning and Scrabble score?

STUDIES means an academic field concerning a given subject. The definition describes the field itself, rather than every grammatical use of the spelling; in ordinary sentences, studies also appears in other roles. Treat the gloss as a focused sense, not a complete grammar entry.

The score comes from six 1-point tiles—S, T, U, I, E, and the second S—plus D at 2 points. That adds to 8 before board premiums. The repeated S is easy to overlook, but it contributes only its own 1 point; it does not change the value of the other tiles.

STUDIES appears in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Its modest base score is the limitation for rack play: the word uses seven tiles, but it has no high-value letter to build a large total. Check your game's word list before playing.

How does STUDIES compare with nearby words?

The three one-letter neighbors are STUDIED, STUDIOS, and STUDIER. Each keeps six letters in place and changes one tile, so they are close spelling alternatives rather than anagrams. TISSUED is the separate rack rearrangement: it uses every letter without changing the set.

STUDIES has an unusual position pattern among seven-letter words: 12% begin with S, while 34% end with S. The ending is nearly three times as common, so a final S is less distinctive than the opening S in this length group.

A STUDIES meaning clue points to the academic-field sense; a rack clue may instead ask for TISSUED or a one-letter neighbor. The twelve rhymes also share the final “ies” sound, including SERIES, STORIES, and SPECIES, but rhyme alone does not make those words interchangeable.