The word distrain is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • distrain v. (Obsolete) To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
  • distrain v. (Law, transitive, obsolete) To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
  • distrain v. (Law, intransitive) To seize somebody’s property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

BY CONSTRAIN DEBT DO EMBRACE FORCE IN INTRANSITIVE LAW OBSOLETE OF OPPRESS OR PAYMENT PLACE PRESS PROPERTY SEIZE SEIZING SOMEBODY SOMEONE SOMETHING SQUEEZE THEIR TO TRANSITIVE

11 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AI AIN DI DIS IN IS RAI RAIN ST STRAIN TRAIN

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AR ART ARTS ID SI

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DISTRAIL DISTRAIT MISTRAIN

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

DISTAIN

14 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DISTRAINS DISTRAINT DISTRAINED DISTRAINEE DISTRAINER DISTRAINOR DISTRAINTS DISTRAINEES DISTRAINERS DISTRAINING DISTRAINORS DISTRAINABLE DISTRAINMENT DISTRAINMENTS

4 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+G DISRATING
+S DISTRAINS
+T DISTRAINT
+U SATURNIID

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A NITRIDS
-I INDARTS
-N DIARIST
-R DISTAIN

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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