strict: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of strict
adj
Strained; drawn close; tight.
Example: strict embrace
Tense; not relaxed.
Example: strict fiber
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
Example: to keep strict watch
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
Example: they are very strict in observing the Sabbath
Listed forms: stricter, strictest.
Source: Wiktionary — strict.
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 strict.
adjective
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
adjective
(of rules) stringently enforced
- hard-and-fast
adjective
characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
- nonindulgent
adjective
incapable of compromise or flexibility
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is strict in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of strict
S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + I(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 8 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 strict
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 strict
21 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in strict. Showing up to 24, longest first.