Is STRAIGHTENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRAIGHTENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRAIGHTENS mean?
Straightens is a form of STRAIGHTEN.
- 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
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 11
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 15 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 STRAIGHTENS
STRAIGHTENS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from STRAIGHTENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shattering14
- straighten14
- garnishes13
- gnathites13
- hangriest13
- ingathers13
- rightness13
- shearings13
- straights13
- strengths13
- threating13
- tightness13
- starshine12
- tarnishes12
- trashiest12
- earthing12
- gahnites12
- gnathite12
- hearings12
- hearsing12
- hearting12
- heatings12
- ingather12
- resights12
- rightest12
- sharting12
- shearing12
- sighters12
- stashing12
- stengahs12
- straight12
- strength12
- tightens12
- trashing12
- anthesis11
- atheists11
- hairnets11
- hastiest11
- hesitant11
- inearths11
- shanties11
- shatters11
- sheitans11
- shitters11
- staithes11
- sthenias11
- therians11
- gahnite11
- garnish11
- gashest11
- gathers11
- geishas11
- girshes11
- gnashes11
- hangers11
- hasting11
- hatting11
- hearing11
- heating11
- hegaris11
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