strafe
NOUNVERB
/streɪf/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
strafe is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1R1A1F4E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does strafe mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
An attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane.
“the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields”
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane.
“civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender”
BROADER
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