straight: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of straight
adj
Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
- usually
Direct, undeviating.
Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique.
Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
Listed forms: straighter, straightest, streight.
Source: Wiktionary — straight.
adv
Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
Example: The door will be straight ahead of you.
Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
Example: On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.
Continuously; without interruption or pause.
Example: He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.
Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly.
Listed forms: streight.
Source: Wiktionary — straight.
noun
Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
Five cards in sequence.
- colloquial
A heterosexual.
Example: My friends call straights "heteros".
- slang
A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
Listed forms: straights, streight.
Source: Wiktionary — straight.
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 straight.
adjective
successive (without a break)
adjective
erect in posture
adjective
characterized by honesty and fairness
adjective
no longer coiled
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is straight 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 straight
S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + I(1) + G(2) + H(4) + T(1) = 12 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 straight
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from straight
143 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in straight. Showing up to 24, longest first.