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Is strafe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word strafe is a Scrabble US word. The word strafe is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is strafe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word strafe is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is strafe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word strafe is a Words With Friends word. The word strafe is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (4 found)

AFTERS,FASTER,SAFTER,STRAFE,

5-letter words (31 found)

AFTER,ARETS,ASTER,EARST,FARES,FARSE,FARTS,FATES,FEARS,FEART,FEAST,FEATS,FESTA,FETAS,FRATE,FRATS,FRETS,RAFTS,RATES,REAST,RESAT,SAFER,STARE,STEAR,STRAE,TARES,TASER,TEARS,TERAS,TERFS,TREFA,

4-letter words (57 found)

ARES,ARET,ARFS,ARSE,ARTS,ATES,EARS,EAST,EATS,EFTS,ERAS,ERST,ETAS,FARE,FARS,FART,FAST,FATE,FATS,FEAR,FEAT,FEST,FETA,FETS,FRAE,FRAS,FRAT,FRET,RAFT,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,REFS,REFT,REST,RETS,SAFE,SAFT,SATE,SEAR,SEAT,SERA,SERF,SETA,STAR,TAES,TARE,TARS,TASE,TEAR,TEAS,TEFS,TERF,TREF,TRES,TSAR,

3-letter words (42 found)

AFT,ARE,ARF,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,EAR,EAS,EAT,EFS,EFT,ERA,ERF,ERS,EST,ETA,FAE,FAR,FAS,FAT,FER,FES,FET,FRA,RAS,RAT,REF,RES,RET,SAE,SAR,SAT,SEA,SER,SET,TAE,TAR,TAS,TEA,TEF,TES,

2-letter words (15 found)

AE,AR,AS,AT,EA,EF,ER,ES,ET,FA,FE,RE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 150 words from strafe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of strafe

strafe

Etymology

From German strafe (“punish”) (a conjugated form of strafen), from phrases like "Gott strafe England" ("God punish England") which the British saw during the First World War.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /stɹeɪf/
  • (less commonly also) IPA(key): /stɹɑf/, /stɹæf/
  • Rhymes: -eɪf

Verb

strafe (third-person singular simple present strafes, present participle strafing, simple past and past participle strafed)

  1. (transitive, military, aviation) To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
  2. (transitive, military, by extension) To rake (a target) with rapid or automatic gunfire.
  3. (intransitive, video games) To sidestep; to move sideways without turning (a core mechanic of most first-person shooters).
    • 1992, id Software, Wolfenstein 3D (game manual), page 4:
      Strafe — Press the Alt key and the left or right Arrow key to slide side to side instead of turning left or right.

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Noun

strafe (plural strafes)

  1. An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.
  2. (video games) A sideways movement without turning.

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Anagrams

  • afters, farest, faster, freats

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁaːfə/

Verb

strafe

  1. first-person singular and imperative of strafen

Source: wiktionary.org