STRAINTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. STRAINTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STRAINTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRAINTS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAINTS
No single letter turns STRAINTS into another word.
How STRAINTS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STRAINTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRAINTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRAINTS
- STRAINTS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of STRAINTS
The 8 tiles of STRAINTS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in STRAINTS
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Common questions about STRAINTS
- Is STRAINTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STRAINTS is not in it.
- How many points is STRAINTS worth?
- STRAINTS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STRAINTS?
- No single letter can be added to STRAINTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STRAINTS:
Open STRAINTS in the Word Finder