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Right commonly means to make reparations or amends for, put in or restore to an upright position, or regain an upright or proper position. As a noun, right can refer to the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right, an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature, or location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east.

37 meanings5 lettersScrabble 9

Length

5

Scrabble

9

WWF

9

Starts

RI

Ends

GHT

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “RIGHT” Mean?

right has 37 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb, verb.

Adjective

15 senses
1

being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north

my right hand

right center field

a right-hand turn

the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream

2

free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

the correct answer

the correct version

the right answer

took the right road

Synonyms

3

socially right or correct

it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye

correct behavior

Synonyms

4

in conformance with justice or law or morality

do the right thing and confess

5

correct in opinion or judgment

time proved him right

Synonyms

6

appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

everything in its proper place

the right man for the job

she is not suitable for the position

Synonyms

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7

of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

8

in or into a satisfactory condition

things are right again now

put things right

9

intended for the right hand

a right-hand glove

10

in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

what's the right word for this?

the right way to open oysters

Synonyms

11

having the axis perpendicular to the base

a right angle

12

(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward

the right side of the cloth showed the pattern

be sure your shirt is right side out

13

(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier

that is one fine dog

a right fine day

Synonyms

14

most suitable or right for a particular purpose

a good time to plant tomatoes

the right time to act

the time is ripe for great sociological changes

Synonyms

15

precisely accurate

a veracious account

Synonyms

Noun

8 senses
1

an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights

{'source': 'Eleanor Roosevelt', 'text': 'Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people'}

a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away

2

location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east

he stood on the right

3

the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

Synonyms

4

those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

5

the hand that is on the right side of the body

he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left

hit him with quick rights to the body

6

a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east

take a right at the corner

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7

anything in accord with principles of justice

he feels he is in the right

the rightfulness of his claim

Synonyms

8

(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing

mineral rights

film rights

Adverb

10 senses
1

precisely, exactly

stand right here!

2

immediately

she called right after dinner

3

in a face down manner

he fell flop on his face

Synonyms

4

toward or on the right; also used figuratively

he looked right and left

the party has moved right

5

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

please do your job properly!

can't you carry me decent?

6

an interjection expressing agreement; Yes, you are indeed correct

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7

(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

the baby is mighty cute

he's mighty tired

it is powerful humid

that boy is powerful big now

8

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely

he was wholly convinced

entirely satisfied with the meal

it was completely different from what we expected

was completely at fault

9

in accordance with moral or social standards

that serves him right

do right by him

Synonyms

10

in an accurate manner

the flower had been correctly depicted by his son

he guessed right

Verb

4 senses
1

make reparations or amends for

right a wrong done to the victims of the Holocaust

2

put in or restore to an upright position

They righted the sailboat that had capsized

3

regain an upright or proper position

The capsized boat righted again

4

make right or correct

Correct the mistakes

rectify the calculation

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Vowels

1

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north

Length

5 letters

Starts With

R

Ends With

T

Vowels

1

Consonants

4

Letters

R, I, G, H, T

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

r
i
g
h
t

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for right.

RIGHT is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with R and ends with T.
It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 20%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using right in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

RIGHT has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

RIGHT is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

RIGHT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

RIGHT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVCCC

Vowel Share

20%

Consonant Share

80%

Bigrams

RI, IG, GH, HT

Trigrams

RIG, IGH, GHT

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for right.

RIGHT is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with R and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with R and ends with T, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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