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Is steady a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word steady is a Scrabble US word. The word steady is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is steady a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word steady is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Yes. The word steady is a Words With Friends word. The word steady is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

STAYED,STEADY,

5-letter words (12 found)

DATES,SATED,SAYED,STADE,STEAD,STYED,TASED,TEADS,TSADE,YATES,YEADS,YEAST,

4-letter words (38 found)

ATES,AYES,DAES,DATE,DAYS,DEYS,DYES,EAST,EASY,EATS,ETAS,EYAS,SADE,SATE,SEAT,SETA,STAY,STED,STEY,STYE,SYED,TADS,TAED,TAES,TASE,TAYS,TEAD,TEAS,TEDS,TEDY,TYDE,TYED,TYES,YADS,YATE,YEAD,YEAS,YEST,

3-letter words (39 found)

ADS,ATE,ATS,AYE,AYS,DAE,DAS,DAY,DEY,DYE,EAS,EAT,EDS,EST,ETA,SAD,SAE,SAT,SAY,SEA,SED,SET,SEY,STY,SYE,TAD,TAE,TAS,TAY,TEA,TED,TES,TYE,YAD,YAE,YAS,YEA,YES,YET,

2-letter words (16 found)

AD,AE,AS,AT,AY,DA,DE,EA,ED,ES,ET,ST,TA,TE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 108 words from steady according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of steady

steady

Alternative forms

  • steddy, stedy

Etymology

From stead +‎ -y, calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: stĕdʹi, IPA(key): /ˈstɛdi/
  • (dialectal) enPR: stĭdʹi, stŭdʹi, IPA(key): /ˈstɪdi/, /ˈstʌdi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdi

Adjective

steady (comparative steadier, superlative steadiest)

  1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
  2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
  3. Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
  4. Regular and even.
  5. Slow.
  6. (informal, dated) With whom one is going steady.

Synonyms

  • (firm): robust, solid, untottering
  • (constant in purpose or action): dogged, staunch, unyielding; see also Thesaurus:obstinate
  • (smooth, not bumpy): fluid
  • (regular and even): constant, uniform, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:steady
  • (slow): glacial, ponderous, stately; see also Thesaurus:slow

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "regular and even"): unsteady; see also Thesaurus:unsteady

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

steady (third-person singular simple present steadies, present participle steadying, simple past and past participle steadied)

  1. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.
  2. (intransitive) To become stable.

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Particle

steady

  1. (African-American Vernacular) Aspect marker indicating consistency or intensity.
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Noun

steady (plural steadies)

  1. A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.
  2. (informal) A regular boyfriend or girlfriend.
  3. (informal) A prostitute's regular customer.

Adverb

steady (not comparable)

  1. (rowing, informal) To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.

References

Further reading

  • “steady”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “steady”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “steady”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • stayed

Source: wiktionary.org