Strikes is valid Scrabble Word

Is strikes a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is strikes valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

7 letters word
11 points in Scrabble
11 points in WWF

Definitions for STRIKES in dictionary:

VERB:

STRIKE, to hit
inflict (a blow)
come into forcible contact or collision with
(of a beam or ray of light or heat) fall on (an object or surface)
(in sporting contexts) hit or kick (a ball)
produce (a musical note) by pressing or hitting a key.
(of a disaster, disease, or other unwelcome phenomenon) occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects on
carry out an aggressive or violent action, typically without warning
kill or seriously incapacitate (someone)
cause or create a particular strong emotion in (someone)

cause (someone) to be in a specified state
(of a thought or idea) come into the mind of (someone) suddenly or unexpectedly
cause (someone) to have a particular impression
find particularly interesting, noticeable, or impressive
be deeply fond of or infatuated with
(of a clock) indicate the time by sounding a chime or stroke
(of time) be indicated by a clock sounding a chime or stroke
ignite (a match) by rubbing it briskly against an abrasive surface
produce (fire or a spark) as a result of friction
bring (an electric arc) into being
(of employees) refuse to work as a form of organized protest, typically in an attempt to obtain a particular concession or concessions from their employer
undertake strike action against (an employer)
cancel, remove, or cross out with or as if with a pen
officially remove someone from membership of a professional group
abolish a law or regulation
make (a coin or medal) by stamping metal
(in cinematography) make (another print) of a film
reach, achieve, or agree to (something involving agreement, balance, or compromise)
(in financial contexts) reach (a figure) by balancing an account
form (a committee)
discover (gold, minerals, or oil) by drilling or mining
come to or reach
discover or think of, especially unexpectedly or by chance
move or proceed vigorously or purposefully
start out on a new or independent course or endeavour
take down (a tent or the tents of an encampment)
dismantle (theatrical scenery)
lower or take down (a flag or sail), especially as a salute or to signify surrender
insert (a cutting of a plant) in soil to take root
(of a plant or cutting) develop roots
(of a young oyster) attach itself to a bed
secure a hook in the mouth of a fish by jerking or tightening the line after it has taken the bait or fly.
hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement
accidentally hit (a part of one's body) against something

NOUN:

a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer
an organized refusal to do something expected or required, with a similar aim
a sudden attack, typically a military one
(in sporting contexts) an act of hitting or kicking a ball
an act or instance of jerking or tightening the line to secure a fish that has already taken the bait or fly.
a discovery of gold, minerals, or oil by drilling or mining
a pitch that passes through the strike zone.
the horizontal or compass direction of a stratum, fault, or other geological feature
(in tenpin bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with one's first ball.
a batter's unsuccessful attempt to hit a pitched ball.
something to one's discredit

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to hit forcibly

Words related to STRIKES

stricken14 strike10 striking13 strook10 struck12 strucken14

How to use STRIKES in a sentence

Has been through many strikes and has been repeatedly black-hated, beaten and even exiled.
The city of Charleston strikes the visitor from the north most agreeably.
He gathers manna in the wilderness, he strikes the barren rock for the gushing moisture.
Drew really did have the information as to what the divine powers thought about strikes.
FREEDOM is the second note that Montaigne strikes, and it is essential to the harmony of talking.
The thing that strikes us as remarkable in connection with them is that in them the image has scarcely suffered any reduction of intensity at all.
Near by is an old oak seat used by the monks between the services, and a modern effigy of Bishop Wilberforce which strikes a Victorian note in its general effect.
It issued a decree which made it a crime to participate in strikes.
They want trouble in Russia, they want strikes in England, they want everything that would facilitate the achievement of their conquering schemes.
At all industrial centres there were strikes accompanied by the violence which invariably attends them.

Donner, the god of thunder, now ascends a cliff, and strikes the rock with his hammer.
There were 1,537 strikes in Germany in 1909, and 2,109 in 1910.
The lightning, Edwards informed us, seldom strikes.
Our own country is at present in the grip of strikes for higher wages, the like of which has never been known.
CHAPTER XXXVII The strike had apparently settled down to the ordinary run of strikes.
It strikes with awe and reverence the mind of the man who boasts its impressions.
He who strikes another one in Westminster Hall is imprisoned for life and has his goods confiscated.
Tell him to dig straight up until he strikes the brick work of the floor.
Besides the coloring, carving and gilding, the rich symbolism strikes the eye and touches the imagination.
And the last suggestion that I offer to you about the significance of this symbol is one that I freely admit to be fanciful, and yet it strikes me as being very beautiful.
The first thing that strikes one in looking at these verses is their authoritative tone.
Either of these objections, if sustained, strikes at the very root of the Act.

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