Bingo Words: STRAIN
AINRST
STRAIN (also TRAINS, INSTAR, SANTIR) generates 30 bingo words in NWL23. A consonant-heavy stem with STRAIN as an easy everyday mnemonic.
There are 30 valid NWL23 bingo words you can form by adding one tile to STRAIN. Examples include STARING, RATINGS, TRANSIT, RATIONS, STRAINS.
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Find plays with STRAIN →AINRST has four 6-letter forms in NWL23: STRAIN, TRAINS, INSTAR (the stage of an insect between moults), and SANTIR (a variant of santour, a type of dulcimer). STRAIN and TRAINS are immediately familiar, making this stem easy to spot. The stem has only one vowel (A) plus I, which gives it a consonant-heavy character that requires an added vowel for most bingos.
The +E group for AINRST is the richest, because E completes many common 7-letter endings. Adding E produces words like RETAINS, RETSINA, STAINER, STEARIN, NASTIER, and others. When you hold an AINRST rack, look hard for an E on the board – it is your most likely path to a bingo.