STRAIGHTENS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. STRAIGHTENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRAIGHTENS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRAIGHTENS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAIGHTENS
No single letter turns STRAIGHTENS into another word.
How STRAIGHTENS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in STRAIGHTENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRAIGHTENS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRAIGHTENS
- STRAIGHTENS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STRAIGHTENS mean in Scrabble?
STRAIGHTENS is the present-tense form of STRAIGHTEN used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in STRAIGHTENS
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Common questions about STRAIGHTENS
- Is STRAIGHTENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRAIGHTENS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRAIGHTENS worth?
- STRAIGHTENS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STRAIGHTENS?
- No single letter can be added to STRAIGHTENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of STRAIGHTENS:
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