Is STRAIGHTEDGE a word?
STRAIGHTEDGE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, has 12 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, STRAIGHTEDGE is a valid word.
What does straightedge mean?
noun: hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness).
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
STRAIGHTEDGE: word details
- Pronunciation: STRAY-tehj (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 12 letters, a long word. It is one of 20,405 12-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside straightedge
Words you can make from the letters of straightedge.
Solve a whole rack, not just STRAIGHTEDGE
STRAIGHTEDGE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does STRAIGHTEDGE mean?
STRAIGHTEDGE is a noun. It means: hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness).
Is STRAIGHTEDGE a valid word?
Yes, STRAIGHTEDGE is a valid word. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.