Stranger
/ˈstɹeɪndʒə/
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts8 letters
Definition of Stranger
adjective
- Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary.
"He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter."
- Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.
"I moved to a strange town when I was ten."
- Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.
- Of an attractor: having a fractal structure.
- Belonging to another country; foreign.
noun
- A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
"That gentleman is a stranger to me. Children are taught not to talk to strangers."
- An outsider or foreigner.
- One not admitted to communion or fellowship.
- A newcomer.
- One who has not been seen for a long time.
"Hello, stranger!"
Anagrams of Stranger
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
s1
t1
r1
a1
n1
g2
e1
r1
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Stranger
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
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 "Stranger"
Stranger is a 8-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "stranger" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Stranger" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "stranger" is a low-scoring word.