Strains
noun
- Treasure.
- The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
- Race; lineage, pedigree.
- Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
"There is a strain of madness in her family."
- A tendency or disposition.
noun
- The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
- A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
"he jumped up with a strain; the strain upon the sailboat's rigging"
- An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
- A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
- The track of a deer.
verb
- To hold tightly, to clasp.
- 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."
- To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
"The gale strained the timbers of the ship."
- To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
- To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
"Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker."
Total: 7 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Strains"
Strains is a 7-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "strains" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Strains" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "strains" is a low-scoring word.