What does STEAM mean?

Pronunciation
/stim/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
8
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. travel by means of steam power“The ship steamed off into the Pacific”
  2. emit steam“The rain forest was literally steaming”
  3. rise as vapor
  4. get very angry“her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man”
  5. clean by means of steaming“steam-clean the upholstered sofa”
  6. cook something by letting steam pass over it“just steam the vegetables”

noun

  1. water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

steams8

Anagrams of STEAM

teams7mates7 meats7tames7satem7

Words inside STEAM

47 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

east4 eats4 mate6 mats6meat6 meta6same6 seat4 stem6 tame6team6 ate3eat3 mae5mas5mat5 met5sat3sea3 set3 tea3 am4as2 at2 em4 es2et2ma4 me4ta2

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Questions

Is STEAM a valid word in word games?

STEAM is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is STEAM worth?

STEAM is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from STEAM?

47 other words, including AS, AT, ME and SAME.