STRAND is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STRAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRAND?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRAND is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRAND scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STRAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about STRAND
- STRAND gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STRAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
A single thread, wire or fibre that is twisted together with others to form a rope, cable or yarn.
A strand is one of the individual lengths that make up something thicker and stronger when combined with others, as in a strand of rope, hair or DNA. The word also names a shore or beach, especially in older or literary English, where the tide advances and retreats. Because a single strand is easy to break while many strands together are strong, the word is often used figuratively for one thread of an argument, a plan or a story.
How STRAND is used
Common in everyday and technical use for a single thread of hair, rope or fibre, and in older or literary English for a shore.
- One strand of the rope had frayed almost through.
- A single grey strand stood out in her dark hair.
- Scientists examined a strand of DNA under the microscope.
- Fishermen walked along the strand at low tide.
- The report follows three separate strands of the investigation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRAND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRAND
The 6 tiles of STRAND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STRAND
13 longer words begin with STRAND.
Shorter words from the letters in STRAND
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Common questions about STRAND
- Is STRAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRAND, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRAND worth?
- STRAND is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRAND mean?
- A single thread, wire or fibre that is twisted together with others to form a rope, cable or yarn.
- What letters can be added to STRAND?
- STRAND takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STRAND:
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