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Straightaway

s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1g 2h 4t 1a 1w 4a 1y 4

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · adverb · 12 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does straightaway mean?

noun

  1. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

    Synonymsstraight

adjective

  1. performed with little or no delay

    “an immediate reply to my letter”

    Synonymsimmediatepromptquick

adverb

  1. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

    “he answered immediately”

    Synonymsimmediatelyinstantlystraight offdirectlynow

Is STRAIGHTAWAY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is STRAIGHTAWAY worth?

Scrabble

22 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1g 2h 4t 1a 1w 4a 1y 4

Words With Friends

21 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1g 3h 3t 1a 1w 4a 1y 3

Wordfeud

23 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1g 3h 4t 1a 1w 4a 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

24 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1g 4h 3t 1a 1w 5a 1y 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in STRAIGHTAWAY

Hooks for STRAIGHTAWAY

Add one letter to the front or back of STRAIGHTAWAY to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

straightaways

Words that end like STRAIGHTAWAY

Common words that share the ending -AWAY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

castawaystowawayfarawaygetawayrunawayaway
All words ending in -AWAY

Straightaway: quick answers

Is STRAIGHTAWAY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STRAIGHTAWAY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 22 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STRAIGHTAWAY worth?
STRAIGHTAWAY scores 22 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 24 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does straightaway mean?
As a noun, straightaway means “a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STRAIGHTAWAY?
You can make 556 shorter words from STRAIGHTAWAY, such as STRAIGHTWAY, SATYAGRAHI, THATAWAY, THISAWAY. See the full list.