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8-Letter Words Starting With STRAIN

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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With STRAIN

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words Starting With STRAIN 3 words

How common is STRAIN at the start of eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words that start with STRAIN. They average 8.3 points and the best is STRAINED (9 points).

Total words
3
Average Scrabble score
8.3
out of 9 max
Everyday words
67%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
D
33.3% of words

Most common last letters

  • d 33.3%
  • r 33.3%
  • s 33.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ai100%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with STRAIN

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

S 1 + T 1 + R 1 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 9 points

Double word
18 pts
Triple word
27 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

strained

  1. adjectivelacking natural ease“a labored style of debating”
  2. adjectiveshowing signs of mental and emotional tension“her voice was strained as she asked the question”
  3. adjectivelacking spontaneity; not natural“a constrained smile”
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How many eight-letter words that start with STRAIN are there?

There are 3 eight-letter words that start with STRAIN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with STRAIN?

STRAINED is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are STRAINER (8), STRAINTS (8).