Is STRIDULATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRIDULATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRIDULATE mean?
- verb
make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
“male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 11 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 STRIDULATE
Single letters that turn STRIDULATE 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 hooks2
Words you can make from STRIDULATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- altitudes10
- latitudes10
- lustrated10
- literatus9
- altitude9
- detrital9
- detritus9
- dilaters9
- diluters9
- lardiest9
- latitude9
- redtails9
- residual9
- situated9
- startled9
- statured9
- striated9
- studlier9
- tardiest9
- altruist8
- lustrate8
- sluttier8
- surtitle8
- tertials8
- titulars8
- tutelars8
- ultraist8
- uralites8
- aridest8
- astride8
- attired8
- audiles8
- auldest8
- dartles8
- dauties8
- derails8
- details8
- dialers8
- diaster8
- dilater8
- dilates8
- diluter8
- dilutes8
- disrate8
- dualise8
- dualist8
- duelist8
- dustier8
- lauders8
- lustred8
- rattled8
- redials8
- redtail8
- residua8
- rustled8
- saluted8
- slatted8
- slitted8
- staider8
- started8
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