right
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.
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 sensesbeing 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”
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
“the correct answer”
“the correct version”
“the right answer”
“took the right road”
Synonyms
socially right or correct
“it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye”
“correct behavior”
Synonyms
in conformance with justice or law or morality
“do the right thing and confess”
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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of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
in or into a satisfactory condition
“things are right again now”
“put things right”
intended for the right hand
“a right-hand glove”
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
“what's the right word for this?”
“the right way to open oysters”
Synonyms
having the axis perpendicular to the base
“a right angle”
(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”
(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
“that is one fine dog”
“a right fine day”
Synonyms
Noun
8 sensesan 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”
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”
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Synonyms
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
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”
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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anything in accord with principles of justice
“he feels he is in the right”
“the rightfulness of his claim”
Synonyms
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
“mineral rights”
“film rights”
Adverb
10 sensesprecisely, exactly
“stand right here!”
immediately
“she called right after dinner”
toward or on the right; also used figuratively
“he looked right and left”
“the party has moved right”
an interjection expressing agreement; Yes, you are indeed correct
Show 4 more adverb definitions
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”
Verb
4 sensesmake reparations or amends for
“right a wrong done to the victims of the Holocaust”
Synonyms
put in or restore to an upright position
“They righted the sailboat that had capsized”
regain an upright or proper position
“The capsized boat righted again”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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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.
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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.
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★★★★☆RIGHT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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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
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