STRAIT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. STRAIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRAIT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRAIT is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
straitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRAIT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STRAIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,880.
What stands out about STRAIT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 STRAIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A narrow passage of water connecting two larger seas or bodies of water.
A strait forms wherever two large bodies of water are separated only by a narrow gap of land or a channel between coastlines, and ships have long depended on such passages as shortcuts between seas. The Strait of Gibraltar and the Strait of Magellan are two of the best known, both named for the narrow, often difficult sailing they offer. Away from geography, the plural straits keeps the same idea of narrowness but turns it figurative, describing someone caught in a difficult or restricted situation, as in dire straits. The adjective use of strait, meaning narrow or strict, is older than either sense and survives mainly in set phrases such as strait-laced.
How STRAIT is used
Common in geography for a sea passage, and in the fixed phrase dire straits for financial or personal hardship.
- Ships crossing the strait must watch for strong currents.
- The strait separates the island from the mainland.
- Sailors have feared this narrow strait for centuries.
- Their business left them in dire straits after the fire.
- A ferry runs across the strait every morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRAIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRAIT
The 6 tiles of STRAIT in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with STRAIT
20 longer words begin with STRAIT.
Shorter words from the letters in STRAIT
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Common questions about STRAIT
- Is STRAIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRAIT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRAIT worth?
- STRAIT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRAIT mean?
- A narrow passage of water connecting two larger seas or bodies of water.
- What letters can be added to STRAIT?
- STRAIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STRAIT:
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