STRIFE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STRIFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRIFE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRIFE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRIFE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
strifesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRIFE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STRIFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about STRIFE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STRIFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Bitter conflict or angry disagreement between people or groups.
Strife describes a state of ongoing quarrelling or struggle, rather than a single argument, and it is often used of whole families, parties or nations. It is a more literary and serious word than fight, and it commonly appears in phrases like civil strife and industrial strife. In older English it could also mean the act of striving hard for a goal.
How STRIFE is used
Formal or literary; often in news about political or social unrest.
- Years of civil strife left the country poor.
- The family was torn by strife over the will.
- Strife between the two unions halted the talks.
- The poem begs for an end to strife.
- Industrial strife closed the docks for a month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRIFE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRIFE
The 6 tiles of STRIFE in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with STRIFE
3 longer words begin with STRIFE.
Shorter words from the letters in STRIFE
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Common questions about STRIFE
- Is STRIFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRIFE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRIFE worth?
- STRIFE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRIFE mean?
- Bitter conflict or angry disagreement between people or groups.
- What letters can be added to STRIFE?
- STRIFE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STRIFE:
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