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Is strident a Scrabble word?

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

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Is strident a Scrabble UK word?

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

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8-letter words (2 found)

STRIDENT,TRIDENTS,

7-letter words (10 found)

DENTIST,DISTENT,ENTRIST,RETINTS,SNIRTED,STINTED,STINTER,TINDERS,TINTERS,TRIDENT,

6-letter words (35 found)

DINERS,DIREST,DRIEST,ESTRIN,ETTINS,IDENTS,INERTS,INSERT,INTERS,NITERS,NITRES,RETINT,RIDENT,RINSED,RITTED,SINTER,SITTEN,SITTER,SNIDER,STIRED,STRIDE,STRINE,TEINDS,TETRIS,TINDER,TINTED,TINTER,TITERS,TITRES,TRENDS,TRIENS,TRINED,TRINES,TRISTE,TRITES,

5-letter words (87 found)

DEIST,DENIS,DENTS,DERNS,DIETS,DINER,DINES,DINTS,DIRTS,DITES,DITTS,DRENT,DREST,DRIES,EDITS,ETTIN,IDENT,INERT,INSET,INTER,NEIST,NERDS,NERTS,NETTS,NIDES,NITER,NITES,NITRE,REINS,REIST,RENDS,RENTS,RESID,RESIN,RESIT,RIDES,RINDS,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,RITES,RITTS,SDEIN,SENTI,SERIN,SIDER,SIENT,SINED,SIRED,SIREN,SITED,SNIDE,SNIRT,STEIN,STEND,STENT,STERN,STIED,STINT,STIRE,TEIND,TEINS,TENDS,TENTS,TERNS,TERTS,TETRI,TIDES,TIERS,TINDS,TINED,TINES,TINTS,TIRED,TIRES,TITER,TITRE,TREND,TREST,TRETS,TRIDE,TRIED,TRIES,TRINE,TRINS,TRIST,TRITE,

4-letter words (92 found)

DENI,DENS,DENT,DERN,DESI,DIES,DIET,DINE,DINS,DINT,DIRE,DIRT,DITE,DITS,DITT,EDIT,ENDS,ENTS,ERNS,ERST,IDES,IRED,IRES,NEDS,NERD,NEST,NETS,NETT,NIDE,NIDS,NIED,NIES,NITE,NITS,REDS,REIN,REIS,REND,RENS,RENT,REST,RETS,RIDE,RIDS,RIND,RINE,RINS,RISE,RITE,RITS,RITT,SEIR,SEND,SENT,SETT,SIDE,SIEN,SIND,SINE,SIRE,SITE,SNED,SNIT,STED,STEN,STET,STIE,STIR,TEDS,TEIN,TEND,TENS,TENT,TERN,TEST,TETS,TIDE,TIDS,TIED,TIER,TIES,TIND,TINE,TINS,TINT,TIRE,TITE,TITS,TRES,TRET,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (49 found)

DEI,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIS,DIT,EDS,END,ENS,ERN,ERS,EST,IDE,IDS,INS,IRE,ITS,NED,NET,NID,NIE,NIS,NIT,RED,REI,REN,RES,RET,RID,RIN,RIT,SED,SEI,SEN,SER,SET,SIN,SIR,SIT,SRI,TED,TEN,TES,TET,TID,TIE,TIN,TIS,TIT,

2-letter words (17 found)

DE,DI,ED,EN,ER,ES,ET,ID,IN,IS,IT,NE,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 293 words from strident according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of strident

strident

Etymology

From French strident, from Latin strīdēns, present active participle of strīdō.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/, [ˈstɹaɪdˀnt]

Adjective

strident (comparative more strident, superlative most strident)

  1. Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
  2. Grating or obnoxious
  3. (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides

Derived terms

  • stridently
  • stridency

Related terms

Translations

Noun

strident (plural stridents)

  1. (linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.
    Hypernym: fricative

Translations

References

  • “strident”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “strident”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • tridents

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stʁi.dɑ̃/

Adjective

strident (feminine stridente, masculine plural stridents, feminine plural stridentes)

  1. strident; producing a high-pitched or piercing sound

Further reading

  • “strident”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • tridents

Latin

Verb

strīdent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of strīdō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French strident, from Latin stridens.

Adjective

strident m or n (feminine singular stridentă, masculine plural stridenți, feminine and neuter plural stridente)

  1. strident

Declension


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