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Stemming

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:17 pts8 letters
Definition of Stemming

verb

  1. To remove the stem from.

    "to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves"

  2. To be caused or derived; to originate.

    "The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government."

  3. To descend in a family line.
  4. To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
  5. To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.

verb

  1. To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).

    "to stem a tide"

  2. To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.

noun

  1. Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.
  2. A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
  3. (by extension) To include a term's inflections as part of a search engine's search.
  4. The technique of bridging between two holds with hands and/or feet, applying forces to each in opposing directions in order to brace oneself in position.
Anagrams of Stemming

No exact anagrams found for "stemming". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "stemming" and rearranging:

+amagnetism
Related Word Patterns
ST...Words starting with "st"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "stemming"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

arisedue to
Letter Values
s1
t1
e1
m3
m3
i1
n1
g2

Total: 13 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "stemming"All 8-Letter WordsWords Starting With "S"
Rhymes With Stemming
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 8-Letter Words
sabatonssabayonssabbathssabbaticsaberingsabotagesaboteursabulosesabuloussacatonssaccadessaccadicsaccularsacculessacculus

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Stemming"

Stemming is a 8-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Stemming" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "stemming" is a medium-scoring word.