Is STRAIGHT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRAIGHT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRAIGHT mean?
- adverb
without deviation
“the path leads directly to the lake”
- adjective
successive (without a break)
“sick for five straight days”
- adverb
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
“he didn't answer directly”
- adjective
having no deviations
“straight lines”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for STRAIGHT
Single letters that turn STRAIGHT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from STRAIGHT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- athirst10
- rattish10
- tartish10
- aright10
- garish10
- garths10
- girths10
- griths10
- rights10
- tights10
- airths9
- strath9
- thirst9
- garth9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- girsh9
- girth9
- grith9
- right9
- sight9
- tight9
- airth8
- hairs8
- harts8
- saith8
- shart8
- shirt8
- tahrs8
- trash8
- argh8
- gash8
- ghat8
- ghis8
- hags8
- shag8
- sigh8
- gratis7
- ahis7
- hair7
- hart7
- hast7
- hats7
- hist7
- hits7
- rash7
- rath7
- shat7
- shit7
- shri7
- sith7
- tahr7
- that7
- thir7
- this7
- ghi7
- hag7
- artist6
- strait6
- strati6
Study STRAIGHT and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
