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.
- 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
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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.
- ingrafts12
- raftings12
- farting11
- fasting11
- ingraft11
- rafting11
- fagins10
- faring10
- fating10
- grafts10
- grifts10
- afrits9
- faints9
- iftars9
- fagin9
- fangs9
- frags9
- frigs9
- gifts9
- graft9
- grift9
- gastrin8
- gratins8
- ratings8
- staring8
- afrit8
- faint8
- fairs8
- farts8
- fiars8
- fiats8
- firns8
- first8
- frats8
- frits8
- iftar8
- infra8
- naifs8
- rafts8
- rifts8
- snarf8
- fags8
- fang8
- figs8
- frag8
- frig8
- gifs8
- gift8
- gainst7
- giants7
- grains7
- grants7
- gratin7
- gratis7
- rasing7
- rating7
- sating7
- strang7
- string7
- taring7
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