Is STRAIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRAIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRAIGHTS mean?
Straights 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
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 STRAIGHTS
STRAIGHTS 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 STRAIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- straight12
- athirst10
- rattish10
- straths10
- tartish10
- thirsts10
- aright10
- garish10
- garths10
- girths10
- griths10
- rights10
- sights10
- tights10
- airths9
- sharts9
- shirts9
- strath9
- thirst9
- garth9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- girsh9
- girth9
- grith9
- right9
- shags9
- sighs9
- sight9
- tight9
- airth8
- hairs8
- harts8
- hists8
- saith8
- shart8
- shirt8
- shist8
- shits8
- shris8
- stash8
- tahrs8
- trash8
- argh8
- gash8
- ghat8
- ghis8
- hags8
- shag8
- sigh8
- artists7
- straits7
- tsarist7
- agists7
- gratis7
- grists7
- staigs7
- ahis7
- hair7
- hart7
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