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
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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