Is STRAIGHTEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRAIGHTEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRAIGHTEN mean?
- verb
straighten up or out; make straight
- verb
make straight
- verb
get up from a sitting or slouching position
“The students straightened when the teacher entered”
- verb
put (things or places) in order
“Tidy up your room!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) = 14 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 STRAIGHTEN
Single letters that turn STRAIGHTEN 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
Anagrams of STRAIGHTEN
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from STRAIGHTEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shattering14
- gnathites13
- hangriest13
- ingathers13
- threating13
- earthing12
- gahnites12
- gnathite12
- hearings12
- hearsing12
- hearting12
- heatings12
- ingather12
- rightest12
- sharting12
- shearing12
- straight12
- strength12
- tightens12
- trashing12
- hairnets11
- hesitant11
- inearths11
- therians11
- gahnite11
- garnish11
- gathers11
- hangers11
- hasting11
- hatting11
- hearing11
- heating11
- hegaris11
- hegiras11
- hingers11
- nighest11
- rehangs11
- resight11
- sharing11
- sighter11
- stengah11
- tighten11
- tighter11
- restating10
- retasting10
- treatings10
- anthers10
- atheist10
- athirst10
- hairnet10
- hastier10
- hatters10
- hernias10
- hinters10
- hitters10
- inearth10
- nearish10
- rattish10
- shatter10
- sheitan10
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