Is STRAIGHTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRAIGHTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRAIGHTER mean?
Straighter is a form of STRAIGHT.
- 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
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + R (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 STRAIGHTER
STRAIGHTER 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 STRAIGHTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gharries12
- righters12
- rightest12
- straight12
- thirster11
- trashier11
- gathers11
- gharris11
- hegaris11
- hegiras11
- resight11
- righter11
- sighter11
- tighter11
- atheist10
- athirst10
- harries10
- hastier10
- hatters10
- hitters10
- rattish10
- shatter10
- shitter10
- staithe10
- tartish10
- thetris10
- threats10
- tithers10
- trasher10
- aright10
- eights10
- garish10
- garths10
- gasher10
- gather10
- geisha10
- gerahs10
- gharri10
- girths10
- griths10
- hegari10
- hegira10
- rights10
- sigher10
- tights10
- gritters9
- airths9
- ashier9
- earths9
- haters9
- hatter9
- hearts9
- hirers9
- hitter9
- rasher9
- rather9
- saithe9
- sharer9
- sirrah9
- strath9
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