STRONG is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STRONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRONG?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRONG is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRONG
No single letter turns STRONG into another word.
How STRONG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STRONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about STRONG
- STRONG gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STRONG mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having great physical power, force or effect.
Strong describes someone or something able to exert great force, resist damage or produce a powerful effect, whether that is a person's muscles, a rope's construction or an argument's persuasiveness. The word extends from the purely physical to the abstract, so a currency, a smell, a coffee or a case in court can all be called strong. Its opposite is usually weak, and the comparative and superlative forms stronger and strongest are among the most common in English.
How STRONG is used
Extremely common, applied to physical strength, taste and smell, arguments, currencies and many other things capable of exerting force or effect.
- The strong current pulled the swimmer further from shore.
- She made a strong argument for changing the schedule.
- He grew stronger every week after the surgery.
- The coffee was far too strong for her taste.
- Analysts described the currency as unusually strong this year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRONG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STRONG
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with STRONG.
Shorter words from the letters in STRONG
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Common questions about STRONG
- Is STRONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRONG, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRONG worth?
- STRONG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRONG mean?
- Having great physical power, force or effect.
- What letters can be added to STRONG?
- No single letter can be added to STRONG to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STRONG:
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