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Strands

s 1t 1r 1a 1n 1d 2s 1

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noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of strand

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does strands mean?

noun

  1. a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

    “he tried to pick up the strands of his former life”

  2. line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

  3. a necklace made by stringing objects together

    “a string of beads”

    Synonymschainstring

  4. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

    Synonymsfibrilfilament

  5. a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

  6. a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels

verb

  1. leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

    “the travellers were marooned”

    Synonymsmaroon

  2. drive (a vessel) ashore

  3. bring to the ground

    “the storm grounded the ship”

    Synonymsgroundrun aground

Definitions shown for strand, the base form of strands.

Is STRANDS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is STRANDS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1n 1d 2s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1n 2d 2s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1n 1d 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1n 1d 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in STRANDS

Words that end like STRANDS

Common words that share the ending -ANDS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

grandsstandshandslandsbrandsbandsglandssandswandsdemandsexpandscommandsthousandsunderstandsmisunderstandsislandserrandsdisbandsgarlandshusbandsoperandsbackhandsheadlandshighlands
All words ending in -ANDS

Strands: quick answers

Is STRANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STRANDS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STRANDS worth?
STRANDS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does strands mean?
strands is the plural and third-person singular form of strand, which means “a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STRANDS?
You can make 90 shorter words from STRANDS, such as DRANTS, STANDS, STRADS, STRAND. See the full list.