STRAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STRAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRAKE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRAKE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRAKE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STRAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about STRAKE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 STRAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A continuous run of planks or plates along the side of a ship or boat, from bow to stern.
Shipwrights build a hull strake by strake, each row overlapping or abutting the one below it. On a clinker-built boat the strakes overlap like roof slates, while on a carvel boat they sit edge to edge. The word is also used for a ridge fitted to an aircraft or other structure to steady it, and for a section of iron rim on a wooden wheel.
How STRAKE is used
Technical term from boatbuilding; also used in aerospace for a fixed ridge or fin.
- The carpenter fitted the top strake before dusk.
- A cracked strake let water seep into the hold.
- Each strake of the Viking ship was split from a single oak.
- The garboard strake lies next to the keel.
- A small strake on the fuselage improved the stability of the plane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRAKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRAKE
The 6 tiles of STRAKE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with STRAKE
2 longer words begin with STRAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in STRAKE
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Common questions about STRAKE
- Is STRAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRAKE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRAKE worth?
- STRAKE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRAKE mean?
- A continuous run of planks or plates along the side of a ship or boat, from bow to stern.
- What letters can be added to STRAKE?
- STRAKE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STRAKE:
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