STEP — 4 letter word
step
The word step has 4 letters: S, T, E, P. It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Step has 4 anagrams: sept, spet, pest, pets. As a noun, it means "any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal".
4 letter word "step": S T E P — noun
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 7
Letter analysis of step
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
1 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of step
noun
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal Synonyms: measure
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down "The toddler walked with unsteady steps."
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance "I taught them the waltz step." Synonyms: dance step
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway "I paused on the bottom step." Synonyms: stair
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface Synonyms: footprint, footmark
- a musical interval of two semitones Synonyms: tone, whole tone, whole step
- the sound of a step of someone walking "I heard footsteps on the porch." Synonyms: footstep, footfall
- the distance covered by a step "They paced off ten steps from the old tree and began to dig." Synonyms: stride, pace, footstep
- a short distance "it's only a step to the drugstore" Synonyms: stone's throw
- relative position in a graded series "always a step behind" Synonyms: gradation
verb
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation "They stepped into a life of luxury."
- measure (distances) by pacing "step off ten yards" Synonyms: pace
- place (a ship's mast) in its step
- shift or move by taking a step "step back"
- put down or press the foot, place the foot Synonyms: tread
- walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner "step over to the blackboard"
- move with one's feet in a specific manner "step lively"
- furnish with steps "The architect wants to step the terrace"
- treat badly Synonyms: abuse, kick around, mistreat, maltreat, ill-use
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command