strain is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

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Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE)

(archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
• They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.
(figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency or disposition.
• Synonym: propensity, proneness

Verb

(transitive obsolete) To hold tightly, to clasp.
(transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
• to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship
(transitive) To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
• The gale strained the timbers of the ship.

strain is a Scrabble valid word

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• 6 points

strain is an iScramble valid word

• The word is valid in iScramble ✓
• 21 points

strain is an QuickWords valid word

• The word is valid in QuickWords ✓
• 21 points

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Same letters words (Anagrams)

• ATRINS
• INSTAR
• RINSTA
• SANTIR
• SARTIN
• TAIRNS
• TARINS
• TRAINS

Same letters plus one

• ANDRIST
• ANESTRI
• ANTIARS
• ANTSIER
• AROINTS
• ARTISAN
• ASTRAIN
• ATRINES
• BRIANTS
• BRISANT
• CARNIST
• CRASTIN
• ERASTIN
• GARSTIN
• GARTINS
• GASTRIN
• GRATINS
• HARTINS
• INDARTS
• INSTARS
• INTRAPS
• INTRAYS
• IRANIST
• ISTRIAN
• KINTARS
• KIRTANS
• MARTINS
• NARCIST
• NASTIER
• NIHARTS
• NIROSTA
• NUTRIAS
• PARTINS
• PATRINS
• PINTARS
• PRIANTS
• QINTARS
• RAINEST
• RANTISH
• RANTISM
• RATINGS
• RATIONS
• RATLINS
• RATSKIN
• REITANS
• RESIANT
• RESTAIN
• RETAINS
• RETINAS
• RETSINA
• RINSATE
• RINSTAS
• RYTINAS
• SANTIRS
• SARTAIN
• SARTINS
• SINATRA
• SKINART
• SPIRANT
• SPRAINT
• STAINER
• STANIER
• STARING
• STARLIN
• STARNIE
• STEARIN
• STRAINS
• STRAINT
• STYRIAN
• TANORIS
• TARANIS
• TARINGS
• TARNISH
• TARVINS
• TASIRNA
• TORAINS
• TORIANS
• TRAINAS
• TRAINOS
• TRANSIE
• TRANSIN
• TRANSIT
• TRIANOS
• TRIFANS
• TRINGAS
• TRISHNA
• TRISTAN
• TROIANS
• TSARIAN
• TSARINA
• TYRIANS
• URANIST
• USTRANI
• USTRINA

Same letters minus one

• AIRNS
• AIRNT
• AIRTS
• ANTIS
• ARIST
• ARNIS
• ARTIN
• ASTIN
• ASTIR
• ATRIN
• INSTA
• ISTAR
• NAIRS
• NAITS
• NARIS
• NASIR
• NASRI
• NATSI
• NRTIS
• RAINS
• RANIS
• RANST
• RANTS
• RATIS
• RIANT
• RIATS
• RISAN
• RITAS
• RITSA
• SAINT
• SANTI
• SARIN
• SARTI
• SATIN
• SINTA
• SIRNA
• SITAR
• SNART
• SNIRT
• STAIN
• STAIR
• STARN
• STIAN
• STRIA
• TAIRN
• TAIRS
• TANIS
• TARIN
• TARNS
• TARSI
• TIANS
• TIARS
• TIRAN
• TISAN
• TISAR
• TRAIN
• TRANS
• TRIAN
• TRIAS
• TRINA
• TRNAS