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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 10
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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