right: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with R · ends with T
Meaning of right
adj
Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →
Example: After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
Clockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
Example: The road up ahead contains a right bend.
Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
Example: That's not the right thing to do.
Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
Example: Is this the right software for my computer?
Listed forms: righter, rightmost, rightest, reight, reet, rite, righte, ryght.
Source: Wiktionary — right.
adv
- not-comparable
On the right side.
- not-comparable
Towards the right side.
- not-comparable
Exactly, precisely.
Example: The arrow landed right in the middle of the target.
- not-comparable
Immediately, directly.
Example: Can't you see it? It's right beside you!
Source: Wiktionary — right.
intj
Yes, that is correct; I agree.
Example: — United's the best team in the country. — Right. And they'll go all the way for sure. — Damn right they will.
I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion).
Example: — United's the best team in the country, so they'll come up with something. — Right. And do you think they'll go all the way?
Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
Example: — After that interview, I don't think we should hire her. — Right. Who wants lunch?
Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.
Example: You're going, right?
Source: Wiktionary — right.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for right.
adjective
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
adjective
socially right or correct
adjective
correct in opinion or judgment
adjective
appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is right in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of right
R(1) + I(1) + G(2) + H(4) + T(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of right
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from right
14 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in right. Showing up to 24, longest first.