Yes. STY is a valid word.
STY is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
STY is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About STY
STY is a pen for pigs, any very messy place, and also a small inflamed bump on the edge of the eyelid; its plurals are STIES and STYES. It has no A, E, I, O or U, and uses an S, a T and a Y. Picture a messy bedroom: it looks like a sty.
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STY scores 6 points
Before any bonus squares: S 1 + T 1 + Y 4 = 6. On a double-word square that's 12, on a triple-word 18, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: STY as the first play
Later in the game, put the Y on a 3L square and STY is worth 14 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After STY (1):
- STYEan infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from STY
Other forms of STY (4):
Words that start with STY:
- STYESform of STYE: an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- STYLEhow something is done or how it happens
- STYLIform of STYLUS: a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
- STYMYa situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
- STYLAR
- STYLEDform of STYLE: how something is done or how it happens
- STYLERsomeone who cuts or beautifies hair
- STYLESform of STYLE: how something is done or how it happens
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Same letters, other words
Memory tip
STY is a pigpen, and also a sore bump on the eyelid.
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Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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