218 Words Starting With STRA
The prefix STRA appears in 218 words, from 5-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 10-letter words with 36 entries. Average word length: 9.8 letters.
S is the undisputed champion of starting letters. The prefixes sub-, super-, self-, and semi- plus the sheer volume of native English S-words push the count past 19,000.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with STRA: STRAIGHTJACKETS (32 pts), STRAIGHTJACKET (31 pts), STRAITJACKETING (29 pts), STRAITJACKETED (28 pts), STRAIGHTFORWARD (26 pts). The shortest is STRAP (5 letters) and the longest is STRAIGHTFORWARD (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in VIE.
Notable words: STRAP — to fasten with a narrow strip of flexible material [v].; STRAFE — to rake with machinegun fire from a low-flying aeroplane [v].; STRAFED — to rake with machinegun fire from a low-flying aeroplane [v].; STRADDLE — to bestride; to set (the legs) far apart [v]. Browse words starting with DEF for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with STRA?
STRAIGHTJACKETS scores 32 points. Runner-up: STRAIGHTJACKET at 31 points. See words ending in AI for more high-value options.
How many words start with STRA?
Our dictionary has 218 words that start with STRA. They range from 5 to 15 letters, with 10-letter words being the most common (36).
What is the shortest word that starts with STRA?
STRAP at just 5 letters. It means: to fasten with a narrow strip of flexible material [v].
Five-Letter Words (3)
STRAPSTRAWSTRAY
Six-Letter Words (14)
STRAFESTRAINSTRAITSTRAKESTRANDSTRANGSTRAPSSTRASSSTRATASTRATHSTRATISTRAWSSTRAWYSTRAYS
Seven-Letter Words (18)
STRAFEDSTRAFERSTRAFESSTRAINSSTRAITSSTRAKEDSTRAKESSTRANDSSTRANGESTRAPPYSTRATALSTRATASSTRATHSSTRATUMSTRATUSSTRAWEDSTRAYEDSTRAYER
Eight-Letter Words (32)
STRADDLESTRAFERSSTRAFINGSTRAGGLESTRAGGLYSTRAIGHTSTRAINEDSTRAINERSTRAITENSTRAITERSTRAITLYSTRAMASHSTRAMONYSTRANDEDSTRANDERSTRANGERSTRANGESSTRANGLESTRAPPEDSTRAPPERSTRASSESSTRATEGYSTRATIFYSTRATOUSSTRATUMSSTRAVAGESTRAVAIGSTRAWHATSTRAWIERSTRAWINGSTRAYERSSTRAYING
Nine-Letter Words (34)
STRADDLEDSTRADDLERSTRADDLESSTRAGGLEDSTRAGGLERSTRAGGLESSTRAIGHTSSTRAINERSSTRAININGSTRAITENSSTRAITESTSTRANDERSSTRANDINGSTRANGELYSTRANGERSSTRANGESTSTRANGLEDSTRANGLERSTRANGLESSTRANGURYSTRAPHANGSTRAPHUNGSTRAPLESSSTRAPPADOSTRAPPERSSTRAPPIERSTRAPPINGSTRATAGEMSTRATEGICSTRAVAGEDSTRAVAGESSTRAVAIGSSTRAWIESTSTRAWWORM
Ten-Letter Words (36)
STRABISMICSTRABISMUSSTRADDLERSSTRADDLINGSTRAGGLERSSTRAGGLIERSTRAGGLINGSTRAIGHTEDSTRAIGHTENSTRAIGHTERSTRAIGHTLYSTRAITENEDSTRAITNESSSTRAMASHESSTRAMONIESSTRAMONIUMSTRANDLINESTRANGEREDSTRANGLERSSTRANGLINGSTRAPHANGSSTRAPPADOSSTRAPPIESTSTRAPPINGSSTRATAGEMSSTRATEGIESSTRATEGISTSTRATEGIZESTRATHSPEYSTRATIFIEDSTRATIFIESSTRATIFORMSTRAVAGINGSTRAVAIGEDSTRAWBERRYSTRAWWORMS
Eleven-Letter Words (27)
STRAGGLIESTSTRAIGHTENSSTRAIGHTESTSTRAIGHTINGSTRAIGHTISHSTRAIGHTWAYSTRAITENINGSTRAITLACEDSTRAMONIUMSSTRANDLINESSTRANGENESSSTRANGERINGSTRANGULATESTRANGURIESSTRAPHANGEDSTRAPHANGERSTRAPLESSESSTRAPPADOESSTRATEGICALSTRATEGISTSSTRATEGIZEDSTRATEGIZESSTRATHSPEYSSTRATIFYINGSTRATOCRACYSTRAVAIGINGSTRAWFLOWER
Twelve-Letter Words (21)
STRABISMUSESSTRAIGHTAWAYSTRAIGHTBREDSTRAIGHTEDGESTRAIGHTENEDSTRAIGHTENERSTRAIGHTNESSSTRAITJACKETSTRAITNESSESSTRANDEDNESSSTRANGLEHOLDSTRANGULATEDSTRANGULATESSTRAPHANGERSSTRAPHANGINGSTRATEGIZINGSTRATIGRAPHYSTRATOCUMULISTRATOSPHERESTRAWBERRIESSTRAWFLOWERS
Thirteen-Letter Words (19)
STRAIGHTAWAYSSTRAIGHTBREDSSTRAIGHTEDGESSTRAIGHTENERSSTRAIGHTENINGSTRAIGHTLACEDSTRAITJACKETSSTRAITLACEDLYSTRANGENESSESSTRANGLEHOLDSSTRANGULATINGSTRANGULATIONSTRATEGICALLYSTRATIGRAPHICSTRATOCRACIESSTRATOCUMULUSSTRATOSPHERESSTRATOSPHERICSTRATOVOLCANO
Fourteen-Letter Words (8)
STRAIGHTJACKETSTRAIGHTNESSESSTRAITJACKETEDSTRANDEDNESSESSTRANGULATIONSSTRATIFICATIONSTRATIGRAPHIESSTRATOVOLCANOS
Fifteen-Letter Words (6)
STRAIGHTFORWARDSTRAIGHTJACKETSSTRAITJACKETINGSTRAITLACEDNESSSTRATIFICATIONSSTRATOVOLCANOES