Is STRIDER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRIDER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRIDER mean?
- noun
a person who walks rapidly with long steps
“he was such a strider that she couldn't keep up without running”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) = 8 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 STRIDER
Single letters that turn STRIDER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of STRIDER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from STRIDER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stirred8
- derris7
- direst7
- driers7
- driest7
- riders7
- stride7
- triers6
- deist6
- diets6
- direr6
- dirts6
- dites6
- drest6
- drier6
- dries6
- edits6
- resid6
- rider6
- rides6
- sired6
- sited6
- stied6
- tides6
- tired6
- tried6
- resit5
- riser5
- rites5
- tiers5
- tires5
- trier5
- tries5
- desi5
- dies5
- diet5
- dire5
- dirt5
- dite5
- dits5
- edit5
- ides5
- ired5
- reds5
- ride5
- rids5
- side5
- teds5
- tide5
- tied5
- errs4
- erst4
- ires4
- reis4
- rest4
- rets4
- rise4
- rite4
- sire4
- site4
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