STRADDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STRADDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRADDLE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRADDLE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRADDLE
Front hooks — 1
astraddleChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRADDLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STRADDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRADDLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STRADDLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something, or to extend across both sides of it.
You straddle a fence, a saddle or a bike when your legs fall on either side. Towns and borders can straddle a river or a line on the map. To straddle an issue also means to avoid choosing a side in a dispute.
How STRADDLE is used
Straddle works for bodies, buildings and borders, and figuratively for refusing to take sides.
- The boy tried to straddle the wall and slipped.
- The village seems to straddle the border between two counties.
- The politician tried to straddle the issue and please both groups.
- She had to straddle the log to cross the stream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRADDLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STRADDLE
5 longer words begin with STRADDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in STRADDLE
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Common questions about STRADDLE
- Is STRADDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRADDLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRADDLE worth?
- STRADDLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRADDLE mean?
- To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something, or to extend across both sides of it.
- What letters can be added to STRADDLE?
- STRADDLE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STRADDLE:
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