What does STRAND mean?
- Pronunciation
- /strænd/
- Letters
- 6
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Words With Friends score
- 8
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole“he tried to pick up the strands of his former life”
- line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
- a necklace made by a stringing objects together“a string of beads”
- a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
verb
- leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue“the travellers were marooned”
- drive (a vessel) ashore
- bring to the ground“the storm grounded the ship”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
strands8stranding11
Anagrams of STRAND
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside STRAND
51 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is STRAND a valid word in word games?
STRAND is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is STRAND worth?
STRAND is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from STRAND?
51 other words, including AND, AS, AT and AN.