STRIDENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STRIDENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRIDENT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRIDENT is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRIDENT
No single letter turns STRIDENT into another word.
How STRIDENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STRIDENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRIDENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STRIDENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Strident describes a sound that is loud and harsh, or a way of arguing that is forceful and insistent.
A strident voice grates on the ear, like a shrill whistle. In debate the word suggests views pushed so hard that listeners feel pressured.
How STRIDENT is used
Strident is used for harsh, piercing sounds and for aggressively expressed opinions.
- The strident alarm woke the whole street.
- Her strident tone made the meeting tense.
- Critics found the newspaper increasingly strident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRIDENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRIDENT
The 8 tiles of STRIDENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STRIDENT
1 longer words begin with STRIDENT.
Shorter words from the letters in STRIDENT
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Common questions about STRIDENT
- Is STRIDENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRIDENT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRIDENT worth?
- STRIDENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRIDENT mean?
- Strident describes a sound that is loud and harsh, or a way of arguing that is forceful and insistent.
- What letters can be added to STRIDENT?
- No single letter can be added to STRIDENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STRIDENT:
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