The word strain is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • strain n. (Archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
  • strain n. (Biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
  • strain n. (Figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

ARCHAIC BIOLOGY CHARACTER DISPOSITION FIGURATIVE HEREDITARY INFRASPECIFIC LINEAGE MICROBE OF ONE OR ORGANISM OTHER PARTICULAR PEDIGREE QUALITY RACE TAXONOMICALLY TENDENCY USUALLY VARIETY VIRUS

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AI AIN IN RAI RAIN ST TRAIN

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AR ART ARTS

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

INSTAR SANTIR TRAINS

4 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SPRAIN STRAIK STRAIT STRAWN

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

STAIN TRAIN

10 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

STRAINS STRAINT STRAINED STRAINER STRAINTS STRAINERS STRAINING STRAINABLE STRAINEDLY STRAININGS

57 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

DISTRAINS DISTRAINT MISTRAINS RESTRAINS RESTRAINT CONSTRAINS CONSTRAINT DISTRAINED DISTRAINEE DISTRAINER DISTRAINOR DISTRAINTS EYESTRAINS MISTRAINED OUTSTRAINS RESTRAINED RESTRAINER RESTRAINTS UNSTRAINED CONSTRAINED CONSTRAINER CONSTRAINTS DISTRAINEES DISTRAINERS DISTRAINING DISTRAINORS MISTRAINING OUTSTRAINED OVERSTRAINS RESTRAINERS RESTRAINING UNRESTRAINT CONSTRAINERS CONSTRAINING DISTRAINABLE DISTRAINMENT INTERSTRAINS OUTSTRAINING OVERSTRAINED RESTRAINABLE RESTRAINEDLY RESTRAININGS UNCONSTRAINT UNRESTRAINED UNRESTRAINTS CONSTRAINABLE CONSTRAINEDLY DISTRAINMENTS OVERSTRAINING UNCONSTRAINED + 7 words

8 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

DISTRAIN MISTRAIN RESTRAIN CONSTRAIN EYESTRAIN OUTSTRAIN OVERSTRAIN INTERSTRAIN

38 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ANTIARS ARTISAN TSARINA
+B BRISANT
+C NARCIST
+D INDARTS
+E ANESTRI ANTSIER NASTIER RATINES RESIANT RETAINS RETINAS RETSINA STAINER STARNIE STEARIN
+G GASTRIN GRATINS RATINGS STARING TARINGS
+H TARNISH
+K KIRTANS RANKIST
+L RATLINS
+M MARTINS
+O AROINTS RATIONS
+P SPIRANT SPRAINT
+Q QINTARS
+S INSTARS SANTIRS STRAINS
+T STRAINT TRANSIT
+U NUTRIAS

31 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A SNIRT TRINS
-I RANTS STARN TARNS TRANS
-N AIRTS ARTIS ASTIR RAITS SITAR STAIR STRIA TARSI TIARS
-R ANTIS NATIS SAINT SATIN STAIN TAINS TIANS TINAS
-S INTRA RIANT TRAIN
-T AIRNS NARIS RAINS RANIS SARIN

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 730 chance (0.14%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 2433 chance (0.04%).

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  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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