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Straitens

s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1t 1e 1n 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Less common · third-person singular form of straiten

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

What does straitens mean?

verb

  1. bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

    Synonymsdistress

  2. squeeze together

Definitions shown for straiten, the base form of straitens.

Is STRAITENS 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 STRAITENS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1t 1e 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1t 1e 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1t 1e 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1t 1e 1n 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in STRAITENS

Words that end like STRAITENS

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

All words ending in -ENS

Straitens: quick answers

Is STRAITENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STRAITENS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STRAITENS worth?
STRAITENS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does straitens mean?
straitens is the third-person singular form of straiten, which means “bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STRAITENS?
You can make 635 shorter words from STRAITENS, such as ANTSIEST, ARTINESS, ARTISTES, ARTSIEST. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of STRAITENS?
STRAITENS rearranges into RATTINESS, RESISTANT, TARTINESS.