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Strayed

s 1t 1r 1a 1y 4e 1d 2

About 1 syllable

verb · 7 letters · Common · past tense of stray

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

What does strayed mean?

verb

  1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

    “The gypsies roamed the woods”

    Synonymsrollwanderswantramproam

  2. wander from a direct course or at random

    “The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her”

    Synonymserrdrift

  3. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

    “She always digresses when telling a story”

    Synonymsdigressdivagatewander

Definitions shown for stray, the base form of strayed.

Is STRAYED 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 STRAYED worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1y 4e 1d 2

Words With Friends

10 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1y 3e 1d 2

Wordfeud

11 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1y 4e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1y 4e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in STRAYED

Hooks for STRAYED

Add one letter to the front or back of STRAYED to make another word.

Front hooks

estrayed

Back hooks

None

Words that end like STRAYED

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

playedstayedpayedprayedsprayedbrayedfrayedspayedswayedbayedhayeddisplayeddelayedportrayedallayedarrayeddecayedessayedforayedrelayedbetrayeddismayedholidayeddisarrayed
All words ending in -AYED

Strayed: quick answers

Is STRAYED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STRAYED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STRAYED worth?
STRAYED scores 11 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does strayed mean?
strayed is the past tense of stray, which means “move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STRAYED?
You can make 259 shorter words from STRAYED, such as DERAYS, DRYEST, STAYED, STEADY. See the full list.