STREP is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STREP 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 STREP?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STREP is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STREP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
strepsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STREP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STREP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about STREP
- 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 STREP mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalmedical
The common short name people use, especially in ordinary conversation, for streptococcus bacteria and the throat infection they frequently cause in children and adults alike.
Strep is simply a shortened, everyday way of saying streptococcus, the group of round bacteria responsible for illnesses ranging from a mild skin infection to serious conditions such as scarlet fever. Most people meet the word through strep throat, a common and highly contagious throat infection that a doctor confirms with a quick swab test rather than by sight alone. Because strep throat responds well to antibiotics, doctors and parents alike often shorten the full diagnosis to simply having strep, treating the bacterium's name as if it named the illness itself. The clipped form belongs to spoken and informal medical language; a formal report or textbook is far more likely to spell out streptococcus or streptococcal in full.
How STREP is used
Informal shorthand, common in everyday speech and casual medical conversation, for streptococcus bacteria or the infections they cause, especially strep throat.
- The doctor swabbed his throat to test for strep.
- She stayed home from school with a bad case of strep.
- Strep can spread quickly among children in the same classroom.
- His fever and sore throat turned out to be strep.
- The lab confirmed strep bacteria in the culture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STREP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STREP
The 5 tiles of STREP in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STREP
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with STREP.
Words with STREP inside
14 words contain STREP in the middle. Words that start with STREP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STREP
Common questions about STREP
- Is STREP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STREP, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STREP worth?
- STREP is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STREP mean?
- The common short name people use, especially in ordinary conversation, for streptococcus bacteria and the throat infection they frequently cause in children and adults alike.
- What letters can be added to STREP?
- STREP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STREP:
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