STRAITNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STRAITNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRAITNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRAITNESS is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRAITNESS
No single letter turns STRAITNESS into another word.
How STRAITNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in STRAITNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRAITNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRAITNESS
- STRAITNESS begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 10 tiles also spell 2 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 STRAITNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The state of being narrow, tight or strict, or of being short of means.
Straitness is an old noun that once covered both a cramped space and a pinched, poor condition. Modern speakers prefer narrowness, or the plural straits for money trouble.
How STRAITNESS is used
Straitness is archaic and turns up in older religious and literary texts.
- The straitness of the gate kept the cart from passing.
- Poverty brought a straitness to the household.
- He complained of the straitness of the rules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRAITNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRAITNESS
The 10 tiles of STRAITNESS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STRAITNESS
1 longer words begin with STRAITNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in STRAITNESS
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Common questions about STRAITNESS
- Is STRAITNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRAITNESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRAITNESS worth?
- STRAITNESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRAITNESS mean?
- The state of being narrow, tight or strict, or of being short of means.
- What letters can be added to STRAITNESS?
- No single letter can be added to STRAITNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of STRAITNESS:
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