Is STRAIGHTWAY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRAIGHTWAY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRAIGHTWAY mean?
- adverb
at once
“straightway the clouds began to scatter”
- adverb
in a direct course
“plunged straightway to the rocks below”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) = 21 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 STRAIGHTWAY
STRAIGHTWAY 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 STRAIGHTWAY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thisaway17
- swarthy16
- wrathy15
- stairway14
- strawhat14
- grayish14
- washrag14
- wrights14
- washy14
- whity14
- withy14
- sagittary13
- airways13
- ashtray13
- athwart13
- thirsty13
- thwarts13
- trishaw13
- whatsit13
- wraiths13
- righty13
- wights13
- wright13
- whys13
- straight12
- airway12
- rawish12
- rayahs12
- shirty12
- shitty12
- stithy12
- strawy12
- swarth12
- swarty12
- thirty12
- thraws12
- thwart12
- thyrsi12
- trashy12
- twisty12
- wastry12
- wraith12
- wraths12
- wristy12
- yirths12
- gawsy12
- whigs12
- wight12
- why12
- agyrias11
- awash11
- ayahs11
- hairy11
- hasty11
- rayah11
- rhyta11
- swath11
- swith11
- thaws11
- thraw11
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