01 Word definition

stems

5 letters · 1 vowel · 4 consonants

Is STEMS a word?

Yes. STEMS is a 5-letter noun. STEMS is a plural or present-tense form of STEM: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell STEMS?

S-T-E-M-S

STEMS contains 5 letters, begins with S, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

STEMS is a plural or present-tense form of STEM.

1noun

  1. STEMS is a plural or present-tense form of STEM: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

    thematic vowels are part of the stem
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score7points
Words With Friends8points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is STEMS spelled?

S1T2E3M4S5
Starts withSTEFirst 3 letters
Ends withEMSLast 3 letters
Unique letters4Repeats S
Vowel balance1 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About STEMS.

How do you spell STEMS?

STEMS is spelled S-T-E-M-S. It contains 5 letters.