Definition of word 'strain'

  • n. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
  • n. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
  • n. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
  • n. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
  • n. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
  • n. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
  • n. injury to a muscle
  • n. the general meaning or substance of an utterance
  • n. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
  • n. an intense or violent exertion
  • n. the act of singing
  • v. to exert much effort or energy
  • v. test the limits of
  • v. use to the utmost
  • v. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
  • v. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
  • v. become stretched or tense or taut
  • v. remove by passing through a filter
  • v. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
  • v. alter the shape of

Synonyms of the word 'strain'

Antonyms of the word 'strain'

Words with two extra letters in addition to the word 'strain'

List of words that you can form using two extra letters in addition to letters from the word 'strain'
Extra Letters Word Scrabble® Points
fx transfix 18
qu quintars 17
iz triazins 17
az tazrinas 17
jo janitors 15
fk ratfinks 15
cf incarfts 13
cf incrafts 13
gk gartinks 13
dk stindark 13
hp tranship 13
mv marvints 13
bv bivrants 13
cp cantrips 12
df indrafts 12
fg infragts 12
ek ekratins 12
gw ringtaws 12
gv starginv 12
gy stingray 12
fg strafing 12
gw straginw 12
gy straginy 12
gh trasginh 12
ef eaintfrs 11
eh eairnhts 11
eh inearths 11
hl inthrals 11
gm gimrants 11
gp gartinps 11
ay sanityry 11
cg scarting 11
gm sgartinm 11
ty tanisyry 11
ew tinearws 11
cg tracings 11
av avriants 11
iv ivtrains 11
ap aspirant 10
op atropins 10
be banister 10
be barniest 10
ab abrtisan 10
ce canister 10
co carotins 10
ce ceratins 10
ce cisterna 10
ce creatins 10
cu curtains 10
gg gratings 10
am amrtians 10
im iartmnis 10
em einarmts 10
im imstrain 10
cs narcists 10
mu natrimus 10
mu natmrisu 10
ep eaintprs 10
ep eantrips 10
ap aprtisan 10
ep eprtains 10
ep einastpr 10
ep eristanp 10
pu puritans 10
em raiemnts 10
ep repaints 10
ce scantier 10
ps psirants 10
bo taborins 10
am tamarins 10
mt mranstit 10
bu bruanist 10
eg anerigst 9
eg astrineg 9
de detrains 9
do diatrons 9
di distrain 9
eg eanistgr 9
eg eantrigs 9
gs gastrins 9
ag argnitas 9
eg eranitgs 9
eg ineratgs 9
do intrados 9
go groanist 9
ad radiants 9
de randiest 9
eg raneigst 9
go rgastino 9
gl starginl 9
gr stagring 9
gt sgarting 9
de strainde 9
du dnitarus 9
tu antirust 8
ae antisera 8
ee arenites 8
ee arsenite 8
os arosnist 8
es artiness 8
as artisans 8
el entrails 8
en entrains 8
ei enirtias 8
nu insurant 8
ai antirsia 8
nt intrants 8
et inertats 8
el eatrinls 8
tu naturist 8
et nierates 8
eo netarios 8
oo orations 8
ei raeniest 8
ou rainouts 8
ae ratenies 8
el rateinls 8
ee resinate 8
er erstrain 8
el retinals 8
er ertrains 8
es retsinas 8
eu reinatus 8
ae saetrain 8
eo senorita 8
es etainsrs 8
ee stearine 8
es etsarins 8
er steainrr 8
et seraiten 8
ot sortntia 8
eu taerinus 8
er terrains 8
et etrtians 8
tt titrants 8
lo tlnsioar 8
ee trainees 8
er teainrrs 8
st srantits 8
el trenails 8
as tasrinas 8
eu eranitus 8
eu erinatus 8

Words with an extra letter

You can build the following words with an extra letter
Extra Letters Word Scrabble® Points
q qintars 16
h tarnish 10
b brisant 9
m martins 9
c narcist 9
p spirant 9
g gastrin 8
g gratins 8
g ratings 8
g staring 8
e anestri 7
a antiars 7
e antsier 7
o aroints 7
a artisan 7
s instars 7
e nastier 7
u nutrias 7
e ratines 7
o rations 7
l ratlins 7
e retains 7
e retinas 7
e retsina 7
s santirs 7
e stainer 7
e stearin 7
s strains 7
t transit 7
a tsarina 7

91 words found for letters 'AINRST'

6 letter words

Anagrams of the word strain, words consist of 'AINRST'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
instar 6 7
santir 6 7
strain 6 7
trains 6 7

5 letter words

Words that can be created using 5 letters from the word 'strain'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
airns 5 6
naris 5 6
rains 5 6
ranis 5 6
sarin 5 6
riant 5 6
train 5 6
antis 5 6
saint 5 6
satin 5 6
stain 5 6
tains 5 6
airts 5 5
astir 5 5
sitar 5 5
stair 5 5
stria 5 5
tarsi 5 5
rants 5 6
tarns 5 6
trans 5 6

4 letter words

Words that can be created using 4 letters from the word 'strain'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
airn 4 5
rain 4 5
rani 4 5
ains 4 5
anis 4 5
sain 4 5
anti 4 5
tain 4 5
airs 4 4
rias 4 4
sari 4 4
airt 4 4
aits 4 4
sati 4 4
rant 4 5
tarn 4 5
ants 4 5
tans 4 5
arts 4 4
rats 4 4
star 4 4
tars 4 4
tsar 4 4
rins 4 5
nits 4 5
snit 4 5
tins 4 5
stir 4 4

3 letter words

Words that can be created using 3 letters from the word 'strain'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
ain 3 4
ani 3 4
air 3 3
ria 3 3
ais 3 3
ait 3 3
ran 3 4
ant 3 4
tan 3 4
ars 3 3
ras 3 3
art 3 3
rat 3 3
tar 3 3
sat 3 3
tas 3 3
rin 3 4
ins 3 4
sin 3 4
nit 3 4
tin 3 4
sir 3 3
sri 3 3
its 3 3
sit 3 3
tis 3 3

2 letter words

Words that can be created using 2 letters from the word 'strain'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
ai 2 2
an 2 3
na 2 3
ar 2 2
as 2 2
at 2 2
ta 2 2
in 2 3
is 2 2
si 2 2
it 2 2
ti 2 2

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