STRIA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. STRIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRIA?
| 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 STRIA is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
striaeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How STRIA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STRIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about STRIA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 8 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 STRIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A thin, narrow groove, ridge, or line, especially one of a series of parallel lines marked on a surface such as rock, shell, or skin.
A stria is a single fine line in a pattern of many, and the word is almost always met through its plural, striae. Geologists point to striae scratched into bedrock by rocks trapped beneath a moving glacier, while anatomists use the same word for the fine parallel marks left on skin when it stretches quickly, commonly called stretch marks. Biologists likewise describe the ridged stria running along a shell or a muscle fibre. Whatever the surface, a stria is defined by its narrowness and by appearing alongside others just like it.
How STRIA is used
Technical, used in geology, biology, and anatomy for a single fine parallel line; the plural striae is far more common in speech than the singular.
- Under the microscope a single stria crossed the shell's surface.
- Each stria on the polished rock pointed in the same direction as the last.
- The report noted a faint stria running along the edge of the muscle.
- One stria alone told the geologist little, but a whole set confirmed glacial movement.
- The dermatologist pointed out a pale stria on the patient's skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRIA
The 5 tiles of STRIA in a different order — 8 found.
Words starting with STRIA
13 longer words begin with STRIA.
Words ending in STRIA
5 words end in STRIA. Useful as a back hook: play STRIA onto a word already on the board.
Words with STRIA inside
Showing 24 of 70 words that contain STRIA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with STRIA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STRIA
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Common questions about STRIA
- Is STRIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRIA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRIA worth?
- STRIA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRIA mean?
- A thin, narrow groove, ridge, or line, especially one of a series of parallel lines marked on a surface such as rock, shell, or skin.
- What letters can be added to STRIA?
- STRIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STRIA:
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