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

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Is stricture a Scrabble UK word?

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

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9-letter words (1 found)

STRICTURE,

8-letter words (8 found)

CRITTERS,CRITTURS,CRUSTIER,RECRUITS,RESTRICT,STRICTER,TRUSTIER,TUTRICES,

7-letter words (24 found)

CRITTER,CRITTUR,CRUISER,CUITERS,CURIETS,CURITES,CURRIES,CURTEST,CUTTERS,CUTTIER,CUTTIES,ICTERUS,RECRUIT,RITTERS,RUSTIER,RUTTERS,RUTTIER,SCUTTER,SUCRIER,TERRITS,TERTIUS,TRISECT,TRUSTER,TURRETS,

6-letter words (54 found)

CERRIS,CESTUI,CIRRUS,CITERS,CITRUS,CRIERS,CRUETS,CRUISE,CRUSET,CRUSIE,CUEIST,CUITER,CURERS,CURETS,CURIES,CURIET,CURITE,CURRIE,CURSER,CURTER,CUTEST,CUTIES,CUTTER,ERUCTS,RECITS,RECTUS,RECURS,RECUTS,RICERS,RICTUS,RITTER,RUSTIC,RUSTRE,RUTTER,SITTER,STERIC,STIRRE,STRICT,SUITER,TERRIT,TETRIS,TITERS,TITRES,TRICES,TRIERS,TRISTE,TRITER,TRITES,TRUCES,TRUEST,TURRET,URETIC,URITES,UTTERS,

5-letter words (80 found)

CERTS,CESTI,CIRES,CITER,CITES,CREST,CRIER,CRIES,CRISE,CRITS,CRUES,CRUET,CRUSE,CRUST,CUITS,CURER,CURES,CURET,CURIE,CURRS,CURSE,CURSI,CURST,CUTER,CUTES,CUTIE,CUTIS,ECRUS,ERICS,ERUCT,ETICS,ETUIS,ICERS,ICTUS,RECIT,RECTI,RECUR,RECUT,REIST,RESIT,RICER,RICES,RISER,RITES,RITTS,RUERS,SCUTE,SERIC,SIEUR,STIRE,STRUT,STURE,STURT,SUCRE,SUITE,SURER,TERTS,TETRI,TICES,TIERS,TIRES,TIRRS,TITER,TITRE,TREST,TRETS,TRICE,TRIER,TRIES,TRIST,TRITE,TRUCE,TRUER,TRUES,TRUST,TURRS,UREIC,URITE,UTERI,UTTER,

4-letter words (82 found)

CERT,CIRE,CIST,CITE,CITS,CRIS,CRIT,CRUE,CRUS,CUES,CUIT,CURE,CURR,CURS,CURT,CUTE,CUTS,ECRU,ECUS,ERIC,ERRS,ERST,ETIC,ETUI,ICER,ICES,IRES,IURE,RECS,REIS,REST,RETS,RICE,RISE,RITE,RITS,RITT,RUCS,RUER,RUES,RUSE,RUST,RUTS,SCUR,SCUT,SECT,SEIR,SERR,SETT,SICE,SIRE,SITE,STET,STIE,STIR,SUER,SUET,SUIT,SURE,TECS,TEST,TETS,TICE,TICS,TIER,TIES,TIRE,TIRR,TITE,TITS,TRES,TRET,TRIE,TRUE,TUIS,TURR,TUTS,URES,URIC,USER,UTES,UTIS,

3-letter words (45 found)

CIS,CIT,CRU,CUE,CUR,CUT,ECU,ERR,ERS,EST,ICE,IRE,ITS,REC,REI,RES,RET,RIT,RUC,RUE,RUT,SEC,SEI,SER,SET,SIC,SIR,SIT,SRI,SUE,SUI,SUR,TEC,TES,TET,TIC,TIE,TIS,TIT,TUI,TUT,URE,USE,UTE,UTS,

2-letter words (13 found)

ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,UR,US,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 308 words from stricture according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of stricture

stricture

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin strictūra, from Latin strictus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃə/ enPR: strĭk'chə
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃəɹ/ enPR: strĭk'chər
  • Rhymes: -ɪktʃə(ɹ)

Noun

stricture (countable and uncountable, plural strictures)

  1. (usually in the plural) A rule restricting behaviour or action.
    Synonyms: constraint, restriction, restraint
    • 1931 Edgar Wallace: Again Sanders
      "That is a matter for you to discuss with the Government," said Sanders, in his iciest tone. "I am only authorized to collect twenty-eight thousand.
      I will note your strictures and report them to Whitehall."
      "I'm passing no strictures said the Major, hastily.
      He had been warned against Sanders...
  2. A general state of restrictiveness on behavior, action, or ideology.
  3. A sternly critical remark or review.
  4. (medicine) Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.
    Coordinate terms: stenosis, atresia, impatency, imperforation
  5. (obsolete) Strictness.
  6. (obsolete) A stroke; a glance; a touch.
  7. (linguistics) The degree of contact, in consonants.

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Translations

Latin

Participle

strictūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of strictūrus

Source: wiktionary.org