STRAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. STRAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRAIN?
| 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 STRAIN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRAIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STRAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What stands out about STRAIN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 STRAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A force that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, or the mental or physical pressure this causes.
Strain describes what happens when something is pulled, pressed, or pushed close to its limit, whether the something is a rope, a muscle, a friendship, or a person's patience. Engineers use the word precisely, to measure how much a material deforms under a given force, while doctors use it more loosely for a pulled muscle or ligament. Away from physical objects, strain also names the tiredness and worry that build up under heavy demands at work or at home. A related but separate sense names a particular variety or breed, as when a strain of wheat or a strain of virus is passed down through generations.
How STRAIN is used
An everyday word used both literally, for physical pressure or injury, and figuratively, for stress and hardship.
- The rope snapped under the strain of the heavy load.
- Months of overtime left her showing the strain.
- He pulled a muscle and felt a strain in his shoulder.
- The bridge was tested for strain before it opened to traffic.
- Scientists identified a new strain of the virus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRAIN
The 6 tiles of STRAIN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STRAIN
10 longer words begin with STRAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in STRAIN
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Common questions about STRAIN
- Is STRAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRAIN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRAIN worth?
- STRAIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRAIN mean?
- A force that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, or the mental or physical pressure this causes.
- What letters can be added to STRAIN?
- STRAIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STRAIN:
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