8-Letter Words Starting With STRAINE
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With STRAINE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With STRAINE 2 words
How common is STRAINE at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 eight-letter words that start with STRAINE. They average 8.5 points and the best is STRAINED (9 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.5
- out of 9 max
- Everyday words
- 100%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- d 50%
- r 50%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with STRAINE
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
- adjectivelacking natural ease“a labored style of debating”
- adjectiveshowing signs of mental and emotional tension“her voice was strained as she asked the question”
- adjectivelacking spontaneity; not natural“a constrained smile”
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- 9 letters1
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8-Letter Words Starting With STRAINE FAQ
How many eight-letter words that start with STRAINE are there?
There are 2 eight-letter words that start with STRAINE 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 STRAINE?
STRAINED is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are STRAINER (8).