STRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. STRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRAY?
| 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 STRAY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about STRAY
- The same 5 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 STRAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To wander away from the correct path, place, or group, especially without intending to.
An animal or a person can stray by drifting off course, whether a sheep strays from the flock or a hiker strays from the marked trail without noticing. The same word works figuratively when a conversation strays from its original topic or attention strays during a long meeting. As an adjective, a stray dog is simply one that has wandered from its home and has no owner nearby.
How STRAY is used
General vocabulary; used for wandering animals, people, and even conversations that drift off topic.
- The dog would stray into the neighbor's yard.
- Her eyes strayed toward the window during the lecture.
- Sheep sometimes stray far from the flock at dusk.
- The discussion strayed well beyond the agenda.
- A single sheep strayed onto the road at night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRAY
The 5 tiles of STRAY in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STRAY
12 longer words begin with STRAY.
Words ending in STRAY
2 words end in STRAY. Useful as a back hook: play STRAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with STRAY inside
4 words contain STRAY in the middle. Words that start with STRAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STRAY
Common questions about STRAY
- Is STRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRAY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRAY worth?
- STRAY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRAY mean?
- To wander away from the correct path, place, or group, especially without intending to.
- What letters can be added to STRAY?
- STRAY takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STRAY:
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