STRINE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. STRINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRINE?
| 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 STRINE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
strinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STRINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What stands out about STRINE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 9 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 STRINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianinformalhumorous
The distinctive accent and vocabulary of Australian English, especially when broad or exaggerated.
Strine is itself a playful, exaggerated spelling of the word Australian, meant to sound the way the accent flattens and runs words together in casual speech. Writers coined it in the mid-twentieth century to poke gentle fun at the broad, laid-back Australian accent and its habit of compressing phrases in fast, casual talk. The word can describe the accent itself, the slang that goes with it, or, less often, an Australian person. Because it began as a joke, strine still carries a light, self-mocking tone rather than a strictly scientific one.
How STRINE is used
Informal Australian usage, often used affectionately or humorously rather than in serious linguistic writing.
- His thick strine made the tourists smile.
- The comedian performed his whole routine in broad strine.
- She picked up a bit of strine after years in Sydney.
- The book collects slang words typical of strine.
- Visitors sometimes struggle to follow fast strine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRINE
The 6 tiles of STRINE in a different order — 9 found.
Words starting with STRINE
1 longer words begin with STRINE.
Shorter words from the letters in STRINE
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Common questions about STRINE
- Is STRINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRINE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRINE worth?
- STRINE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRINE mean?
- The distinctive accent and vocabulary of Australian English, especially when broad or exaggerated.
- What letters can be added to STRINE?
- STRINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STRINE:
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