STRAIGHTWAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. STRAIGHTWAYS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STRAIGHTWAYS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRAIGHTWAYS is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAIGHTWAYS
No single letter turns STRAIGHTWAYS into another word.
How STRAIGHTWAYS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in STRAIGHTWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRAIGHTWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRAIGHTWAYS
- STRAIGHTWAYS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in STRAIGHTWAYS
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Common questions about STRAIGHTWAYS
- Is STRAIGHTWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STRAIGHTWAYS is not in it.
- How many points is STRAIGHTWAYS worth?
- STRAIGHTWAYS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STRAIGHTWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to STRAIGHTWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of STRAIGHTWAYS:
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