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Is straff a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word straff is a Scrabble US word. The word straff is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is straff a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word straff is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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6-letter words (1 found)

STRAFF,

5-letter words (5 found)

FARTS,FRATS,RAFFS,RAFTS,STAFF,

4-letter words (16 found)

ARFS,ARTS,FARS,FART,FAST,FATS,FRAS,FRAT,RAFF,RAFT,RAST,RATS,SAFT,STAR,TARS,TSAR,

3-letter words (16 found)

AFF,AFT,ARF,ARS,ART,ATS,FAR,FAS,FAT,FRA,RAS,RAT,SAR,SAT,TAR,TAS,

2-letter words (6 found)

AR,AS,AT,FA,ST,TA,

You can make 44 words from straff according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of straff

straff

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German straf, further origin uncertain. However, a semantic connection Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter(h₁)- (“to be stiff; be rigid; exert”) has been proposed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁaf/
  • Hyphenation: straff

Adjective

straff (strong nominative masculine singular straffer, comparative straffer, superlative am straffsten)

  1. (also figurative) tight, firm, of an object that could also be slack
    ein straffes Programm ― a tight schedule

Declension

Derived terms

  • Straffheit

Further reading

  • “straff” in Duden online
  • “straff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Icelandic

Etymology

From Middle Low German straffen, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (“to squeeze, press, graze”). Cognate with Swedish straff; compare with German Strafe.

Noun

straff n (genitive singular straffs, nominative plural ströff)

  1. (dated) punishment, penalty
  2. the state of being confined to one's home; house arrest, the state of being grounded

Declension

References

Further reading

  • “straff” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German or German Low German; compare with German Strafe.

Noun

straff m (definite singular straffen, indefinite plural straffer, definite plural straffene)

  1. a punishment
  2. a penalty
Derived terms
Related terms
  • straffbar
  • straffe

Etymology 2

Verb

straff

  1. imperative of straffe

References

  • “straff” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German or German Low German; compare with German Strafe.

Noun

straff f (definite singular straffa, indefinite plural straffer, definite plural straffene)

  1. a punishment
  2. a penalty

Derived terms

References

  • “straff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -af

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German straffen, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (“to squeeze, press, graze”).

Compare with German Strafe. Etymologies 2, 3, and 4 below are all clippings of compounds from Etymology 1.

Noun

straff n

  1. a punishment, a penalty
  2. (law) sentence
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
  • straffa

Etymology 2

Clipping of straffspark

Noun

straff c

  1. (soccer, common) penalty kick
    Synonym: straffspark
Declension

Etymology 3

Clipping of straffslag n

Noun

straff c

  1. (ice hockey) penalty shot
Declension

Etymology 4

Clipping of straffkast n

Noun

straff c

  1. (basketball, handball) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Declension

References

Further reading

  • straff in Svensk ordbok.

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