steam: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with M
Meaning of steam
noun
- uncountable, usually
The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
- uncountable, usually
The suspended condensate (cloud) formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air. Mist, fog.
- uncountable, usually
The suspended condensate (cloud) formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air. Exhaled breath into cold air below the dew point of the exhalation.
- uncountable, usually
Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
Listed forms: steams.
Source: Wiktionary — steam.
verb
- transitive
To cook with steam.
Example: The best way to cook artichokes is to steam them.
- figuratively, intransitive
To be cooked with steam.
Example: The artichokes are steaming in the pot.
- transitive
To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
Example: to steam wood or cloth
- transitive
To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
Listed forms: steams, steaming, steamed.
Source: Wiktionary — steam.
adj
- not-comparable
Old-fashioned; from before the digital age.
Source: Wiktionary — steam.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for steam.
verb
travel by means of steam power
verb
clean by means of steaming
- steam clean
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is steam in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of steam
S(1) + T(1) + E(1) + A(1) + M(3) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of steam
5 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from steam
44 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in steam. Showing up to 24, longest first.