Is STY a Scrabble word?
Yes. STY is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A pen or enclosure for swine.
Noun 3 meanings
A pen or enclosure for swine.
A messy, dirty or debauched place.
An inflammation of the eyelid.
Verb 2 meanings
To place in, or as if in, a sty.
To live in a sty, or any messy or dirty place.
Etymology
From Middle English sty, from Old English stī, stiġ (“sty, pen, a wooden enclosure; hall”, chiefly in compounds), from Proto-West Germanic *stī, from Proto-Germanic *stiją. Cognate with German Stiege (“wooden crate”), dialectal German Steige (“hen-coop”), Danish sti (“sty, enclosure for swine, sheep, hens, etc.
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STY at a glance
STY has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #52,717 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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