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Is constrain a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word constrain is a Scrabble US word. The word constrain is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is constrain a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word constrain is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Yes. The word constrain is a Words With Friends word. The word constrain is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (2 found)

CONSTRAIN,TRANSONIC,

8-letter words (9 found)

ACTINONS,CANONIST,CANTIONS,CANTORIS,CAROTINS,CONTAINS,CORTINAS,SANCTION,SONANTIC,

7-letter words (31 found)

ACTINON,ACTIONS,AIRCONS,ANOINTS,AROINTS,ATONICS,CANTION,CANTONS,CANTORS,CAROTIN,CARTONS,CATIONS,CISTRON,CITRONS,CONTAIN,CONTRAS,CORNIST,CORTINA,CORTINS,CRATONS,INCANTS,INTRONS,NARCIST,NATIONS,NATRONS,NONARTS,ONANIST,RACINOS,RATIONS,SARONIC,STANNIC,

6-letter words (81 found)

ACORNS,ACTINS,ACTION,ACTONS,ACTORS,AIRCON,ANIONS,ANOINT,ANTICS,AORIST,AORTIC,ARISTO,AROINT,ARSINO,ARTICS,ATONIC,CAIRNS,CANNOT,CANONS,CANTON,CANTOR,CANTOS,CARONS,CARTON,CASINO,CASTOR,CATION,CITRON,COATIS,CONIAS,CONINS,CONTRA,CORTIN,COSTAR,COTANS,CRANTS,CRATON,CRIANT,CRISTA,INCANT,INSTAR,INTRON,INTROS,NARCOS,NASION,NASTIC,NATION,NATRON,NITONS,NITROS,NOINTS,NONART,NORIAS,OCTANS,ORANTS,ORCINS,RACINO,RACIST,RACONS,RATION,RATIOS,RONINS,ROTANS,SANTIR,SANTON,SATORI,SCORIA,SCOTIA,SCROTA,SONANT,STRAIN,TANNIC,TAROCS,TOCSIN,TONICS,TORANS,TORICS,TRAINS,TRIACS,TRONAS,TRONCS,

5-letter words (151 found)

ACORN,ACROS,ACTIN,ACTON,ACTOR,AIRNS,AIRTS,ANCON,ANION,ANTIC,ANTIS,ARCOS,ARIOT,ARSON,ARTIC,ARTIS,ASCON,ASCOT,ASTIR,ATOCS,CAINS,CAIRN,CANNS,CANON,CANSO,CANST,CANTO,CANTS,CARNS,CARON,CARTS,CIONS,COAST,COATI,COATS,COINS,COIRS,COITS,CONIA,CONIN,CONNS,CORIA,CORNI,CORNS,COSTA,COTAN,CRANS,CRIAS,CRIOS,CRITS,CRONS,CROST,ICONS,INTRA,INTRO,IOTAS,IRONS,NANOS,NARCO,NARCS,NARIC,NARIS,NATIS,NITON,NITRO,NOINT,NOIRS,NONAS,NONIS,NORIA,NORIS,OCTAN,OCTAS,OINTS,ONTIC,ORANT,ORCAS,ORCIN,ORNIS,OSCAR,OSTIA,RACON,RAINS,RAITS,RANIS,RANTS,RATIO,RATOS,RIANT,RIOTS,ROANS,ROAST,ROINS,ROIST,RONIN,RONTS,ROSIN,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTAN,ROTAS,ROTIS,SAINT,SANTO,SARIN,SATIN,SCANT,SCART,SCION,SCORN,SCRAN,SCRAT,SIROC,SITAR,SNIRT,SNORT,SONAR,SONIC,SORTA,STAIN,STAIR,STARN,STOAI,STOIC,STONN,STRIA,TACOS,TAINS,TARNS,TAROC,TAROS,TARSI,TIANS,TIARS,TINAS,TIROS,TONIC,TORAN,TORAS,TORCS,TORIC,TORSI,TRAIN,TRANS,TRIAC,TRINS,TRIOS,TROIS,TRONA,TRONC,TRONS,

4-letter words (152 found)

ACRO,ACTS,AINS,AIRN,AIRS,AIRT,AITS,ANIS,ANNO,ANNS,ANON,ANTI,ANTS,ARCO,ARCS,ARIS,ARTI,ARTS,ASCI,ATOC,CAIN,CANN,CANS,CANT,CARN,CARS,CART,CAST,CATS,CIAO,CION,CIST,CITO,CITS,COAT,COIN,COIR,COIT,CONI,CONN,CONS,CORN,CORS,COST,COTS,CRAN,CRIA,CRIS,CRIT,CRON,ICON,INNS,INRO,INTO,IONS,IOTA,IRON,ISNA,ITAS,NAIN,NANO,NANS,NAOI,NAOS,NARC,NATS,NITS,NOIR,NONA,NONI,NORI,NOTA,OARS,OAST,OATS,OCAS,OCTA,OINT,ONST,ORCA,ORCS,ORTS,OSAR,OTIC,RAIN,RAIS,RAIT,RANI,RANT,RAST,RATO,RATS,RIAS,RINS,RIOT,RITS,ROAN,ROCS,ROIN,RONT,ROST,ROTA,ROTI,ROTS,SAIC,SAIN,SAIR,SANT,SARI,SATI,SCAN,SCAR,SCAT,SCOT,SNAR,SNIT,SNOT,SOAR,SOCA,SORA,SORI,SORN,SORT,STAR,STIR,STOA,TACO,TAIN,TAIS,TANS,TAOS,TARN,TARO,TARS,TIAN,TIAR,TICS,TINA,TINS,TIRO,TOCS,TONS,TORA,TORC,TORI,TORN,TORS,TOSA,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,TSAR,

3-letter words (80 found)

ACT,AIN,AIR,AIS,AIT,ANI,ANN,ANS,ANT,ARC,ARS,ART,ATS,CAN,CAR,CAT,CIS,CIT,CON,COR,COS,COT,INN,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITA,ITS,NAN,NAS,NAT,NIS,NIT,NON,NOR,NOS,NOT,OAR,OAT,OCA,OIS,ONS,ORA,ORC,ORS,ORT,RAI,RAN,RAS,RAT,RIA,RIN,RIT,ROC,ROT,SAC,SAI,SAN,SAR,SAT,SIC,SIN,SIR,SIT,SOC,SON,SOT,SRI,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAR,TAS,TIC,TIN,TIS,TOC,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (21 found)

AI,AN,AR,AS,AT,IN,IO,IS,IT,NA,NO,OI,ON,OR,OS,SI,SO,ST,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 527 words from constrain according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of constrain

constrain

Etymology

From Middle English constreinen, from Old French constreindre, from Latin cōnstringō, from cōn- (“with, together”) +‎ stringō (“to draw, bind or tie tight”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈstɹeɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Hyphenation: con‧strain

Verb

constrain (third-person singular simple present constrains, present participle constraining, simple past and past participle constrained)

  1. (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
  2. (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
  3. (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.

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  • consarn it, consarnit, introscan, non-racist, nonracist, transonic

Source: wiktionary.org