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Is STRAFING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, STRAFING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does STRAFING mean?

Strafing is a form of STRAFE.

  1. 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”

  2. 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
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8

S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (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 STRAFING

STRAFING 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.

Anagrams of STRAFING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from STRAFING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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