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STEMMING

8 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What STEMMING Means

STEMMING is a form of STEM, which means:

  1. noun: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed“thematic vowels are part of the stem”
  2. noun: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
  3. verb: grow out of, have roots in, originate in“The increase in the national debt stems from the last war”
  4. verb: cause to point inward“stem your skis”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

STEMMING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 T1 E1 M3 M3 I1 N1 G2.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.