STRAITEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. STRAITEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRAITEN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRAITEN is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAITEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
straitensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRAITEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STRAITEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRAITEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRAITEN
- The same 8 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STRAITEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To make narrow, or to put into difficulty, especially through lack of money.
Straiten is an older verb that you meet mostly in the phrase straitened circumstances. It treats hardship as something that squeezes a person, not merely as a lack.
How STRAITEN is used
Formal or dated; common in the past participle.
- Debts began to straiten the family.
- The new wall will straiten the passage.
- War served to straiten the budget of the whole region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRAITEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRAITEN
The 8 tiles of STRAITEN in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with STRAITEN
3 longer words begin with STRAITEN.
Shorter words from the letters in STRAITEN
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Common questions about STRAITEN
- Is STRAITEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRAITEN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRAITEN worth?
- STRAITEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRAITEN mean?
- To make narrow, or to put into difficulty, especially through lack of money.
- What letters can be added to STRAITEN?
- STRAITEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STRAITEN:
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