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STIRS

5 letters, 5 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What STIRS Means

STIRS is a form of STIR, which means:

  1. verb: move an implement through“stir the soup”
  2. verb: move very slightly“He shifted in his seat”
  3. noun: a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event“he made a great splash and then disappeared”
  4. noun: emotional agitation and excitement

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

STIRS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 5 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 T1 I1 R1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In STIRS

18 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (6)

3 letter words (7)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing STIRS

STIRS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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