STRAINING — Scrabble Check: STRAINING

Valid: ✓ Yes Score: 10 pts 9 letters
✓ Valid Scrabble Word
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STRAINING scores 10 points (base, without multipliers).

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verb
1
To hold tightly, to clasp.
2
To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues.
3
To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
The gale strained the timbers of the ship.
4
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
verb
1
To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world.
A man straineth, liveth, then dieth.
noun
1
The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)
2
Filtering, the process of passing something through a strainer.

📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/strain

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is STRAINING allowed in Scrabble?
Yes, STRAINING is a legal Scrabble word.
How many points is STRAINING worth in Scrabble?
STRAINING is worth 10 base points in Scrabble before any board multipliers are applied.