Is STRAFES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRAFES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRAFES mean?
Strafes is a form of STRAFE.
- verb
attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane
“civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender”
- noun
an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane
“the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + F (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 STRAFES
STRAFES 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 STRAFES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- afters9
- faster9
- feasts9
- festas9
- safest9
- strafe9
- after8
- fares8
- farts8
- fasts8
- fates8
- fears8
- feast8
- feats8
- festa8
- fests8
- fetas8
- frass8
- frats8
- frets8
- rafts8
- safer8
- safes8
- serfs8
- trefa8
- arfs7
- efts7
- fare7
- fart7
- fast7
- fate7
- fats7
- fear7
- feat7
- fess7
- fest7
- feta7
- fets7
- frae7
- frat7
- fret7
- raft7
- refs7
- reft7
- safe7
- serf7
- tref7
- assert6
- asters6
- stares6
- tasers6
- aft6
- arf6
- efs6
- eft6
- far6
- fas6
- fat6
- fer6
- fes6
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