straight
Straight can refer to a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex, a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit), or a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse. Straight is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including successive (without a break) or in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
12
Starts
ST
Ends
GHT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “STRAIGHT” Mean?
/stɹeɪt/
straight has 21 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
15 senseshaving no deviations
“straight lines”
“straight roads across the desert”
“straight teeth”
“straight shoulders”
(of hair) having no waves or curls
“her naturally straight hair hung long and silky”
in keeping with the facts
“set the record straight”
“made sure the facts were straight in the report”
Show 9 more adjective definitions
no longer coiled
Synonyms
free from curves or angles
“a straight line”
neatly arranged; not disorderly
“the room is straight now”
not homosexual
without evasion or compromise
“a square contradiction”
“he is not being as straightforward as it appears”
Synonyms
following a correct or logical method
“straight reasoning”
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
Synonyms
Noun
3 sensesa person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
Synonyms
a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
Synonyms
Adverb
3 sensesin a straight line; in a direct course
“the road runs straight”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
successive (without a break)
Length
8 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
S, T, R, A, I, G, H, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆STRAIGHT has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆STRAIGHT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆STRAIGHT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆STRAIGHT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGB
CV Pattern
CCCVVCCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
ST, TR, RA, AI, IG, GH, HT
Trigrams
STR, TRA, RAI, AIG, IGH, GHT
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