Is DISTRAINED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISTRAINED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISTRAINED mean?
Distrained is a form of DISTRAIN.
- verb
levy a distress on
- verb
confiscate by distress
- verb
legally take something in place of a debt payment
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DISTRAINED
DISTRAINED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DISTRAINED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- distained11
- dandiest10
- darndest10
- disrated10
- nitrided10
- sardined10
- stranded10
- stridden10
- adenitis9
- daintier9
- dainties9
- detrains9
- disinter9
- distrain9
- inditers9
- nitrides9
- randiest9
- strained9
- addrest9
- daisied9
- danders9
- dandier9
- dandies9
- dirtied9
- disdain9
- distend9
- drained9
- indited9
- nidated9
- raddest9
- inertias8
- rainiest8
- satinier8
- airside8
- antired8
- aridest8
- astride8
- dairies8
- darnest8
- denarii8
- destain8
- detains8
- detrain8
- diaries8
- diarist8
- diaster8
- dirties8
- disrate8
- distain8
- ditsier8
- inditer8
- indites8
- inedita8
- insider8
- instead8
- nidates8
- nitride8
- nitrids8
- randies8
- sainted8
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