Definition of straiten

"straiten" in the verb sense

1. straiten, distress

bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

2. straiten

squeeze together

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straiten in Scrabble®

The word straiten is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters straiten:

STRAITEN
(81)
STRAITEN
(81)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

antsier, artiest, attires, instate, iratest, nastier, natters, nattier, nitrate, restain, retains, retinas, retints, stainer, straint, striate, tastier, tinters, transit

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word straiten

STRAITEN
(81)
STRAITEN
(81)
STRAITEN
(54)
STRAITEN
(54)
STRAITEN
(32)
STRAITEN
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STRAITEN
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
STRAITEN
(16)
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STRAITEN
(12)
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STRAITEN
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STRAITEN
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STRAITEN
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STRAITEN
(10)
STRAITEN
(10)
STRAITEN
(10)
STRAITEN
(10)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In straiten

STRAITEN
(81)
STRAITEN
(81)
INSTATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
NATTERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
NATTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
IRATEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
STAINER
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TRANSIT
(78 = 28 + 50)
TASTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
STRAINT
(78 = 28 + 50)
STRIATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETINTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
RESTAIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
ARTIEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETINAS
(78 = 28 + 50)
ANTSIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
TINTERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
NASTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
ATTIRES
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETAINS
(78 = 28 + 50)
NITRATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETINAS
(74 = 24 + 50)
STAINER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANTSIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAS
(74 = 24 + 50)
RESTAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
STRIATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAS
(74 = 24 + 50)
RESTAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
STRAINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NATTERS
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STRAINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAS
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TASTIER
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TRANSIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
TASTIER
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STRIATE
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ANTSIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TASTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
STAINER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRANSIT
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TASTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINTERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
RESTAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TASTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NATTERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
STRAINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
RESTAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
TASTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TASTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RESTAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAINS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NATTERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
STRIATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANTSIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NASTIER
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NATTIER
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STRAINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NASTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
STRAINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NASTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NATTIER
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STRAINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
STRAINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NASTIER
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NATTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NASTIER
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RETAINS
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NATTIER
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NASTIER
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NASTIER
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RETAINS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NATTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETAINS
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ARTIEST
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INSTATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
INSTATE
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RETAINS
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NASTIER
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INSTATE
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INSTATE
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RETAINS
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STRIATE
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ARTIEST
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ARTIEST
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RETAINS
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ARTIEST
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ARTIEST
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NATTIER
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ARTIEST
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ARTIEST
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RETAINS
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ARTIEST
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ANTSIER
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RETINAS
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TINTERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TASTIER
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NATTERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITRATE
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INSTATE
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INSTATE
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RETINTS
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STAINER
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NITRATE
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RETINTS
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IRATEST
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TRANSIT
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TINTERS
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INSTATE
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NITRATE
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NITRATE
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NITRATE
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ATTIRES
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STAINER
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ATTIRES
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STAINER
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ATTIRES
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ATTIRES
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INSTATE
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NATTERS
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NITRATE
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NATTERS
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NATTERS
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TINTERS
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STRIATE
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STRIATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RESTAIN
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ANTSIER
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ANTSIER
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IRATEST
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TRANSIT
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TRANSIT
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RETINTS
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TINTERS
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RETINTS
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STRIATE
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STRIATE
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STRAINT
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RESTAIN
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STRAINT
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straiten in Words With Friends™

The word straiten is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters straiten:

NITRATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
INSTATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TINTERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRANSIT
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETAINS
(77 = 42 + 35)
NASTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
STAINER
(77 = 42 + 35)
NATTERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
STRAINT
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETINAS
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANTSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRANSIT
(77 = 42 + 35)
NATTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RESTAIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETINTS
(77 = 42 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

antsier, artiest, attires, instate, iratest, nastier, natters, nattier, nitrate, restain, retains, retinas, retints, stainer, straint, striate, tastier, tinters, transit

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word straiten

STRAITEN
(66)
STRAITEN
(66)
STRAITEN
(45)
STRAITEN
(44)
STRAITEN
(40)
STRAITEN
(39)
STRAITEN
(39)
STRAITEN
(39)
STRAITEN
(39)
STRAITEN
(39)
STRAITEN
(36)
STRAITEN
(36)
STRAITEN
(33)
STRAITEN
(33)
STRAITEN
(26)
STRAITEN
(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
STRAITEN
(20)
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(20)
STRAITEN
(20)
STRAITEN
(20)
STRAITEN
(18)
STRAITEN
(18)
STRAITEN
(18)
STRAITEN
(18)
STRAITEN
(18)
STRAITEN
(18)
STRAITEN
(18)
STRAITEN
(18)
STRAITEN
(15)
STRAITEN
(14)
STRAITEN
(13)
STRAITEN
(13)
STRAITEN
(13)
STRAITEN
(13)
STRAITEN
(13)
STRAITEN
(12)
STRAITEN
(12)
STRAITEN
(12)
STRAITEN
(12)
STRAITEN
(12)
STRAITEN
(11)
STRAITEN
(11)
STRAITEN
(11)
STRAITEN
(11)
STRAITEN
(11)
STRAITEN
(11)
STRAITEN
(11)
STRAITEN
(11)
STRAITEN
(10)
STRAITEN
(10)
STRAITEN
(10)
STRAITEN
(10)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In straiten

NITRATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
INSTATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TINTERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRANSIT
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETAINS
(77 = 42 + 35)
NASTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
STAINER
(77 = 42 + 35)
NATTERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
STRAINT
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETINAS
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANTSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRANSIT
(77 = 42 + 35)
NATTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RESTAIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETINTS
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRANSIT
(71 = 36 + 35)
INSTATE
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETAINS
(71 = 36 + 35)
NATTERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
TINTERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
ANTSIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRANSIT
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETINAS
(71 = 36 + 35)
STRAINT
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RETAINS
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RETAINS
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STRAINT
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STRAINT
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ANTSIER
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NASTIER
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NATTERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETINTS
(71 = 36 + 35)
NASTIER
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RESTAIN
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NASTIER
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RESTAIN
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INSTATE
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RETINTS
(71 = 36 + 35)
RESTAIN
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NASTIER
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RETINTS
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INSTATE
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RETINAS
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STAINER
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TINTERS
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TINTERS
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NATTERS
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STAINER
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TRANSIT
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INSTATE
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STRAINT
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NATTIER
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TRANSIT
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RETINAS
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RESTAIN
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NITRATE
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NITRATE
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NATTIER
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ANTSIER
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NITRATE
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NITRATE
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NATTIER
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ARTIEST
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STRIATE
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ARTIEST
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ARTIEST
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IRATEST
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TASTIER
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IRATEST
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ATTIRES
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ARTIEST
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STRIATE
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IRATEST
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NITRATE
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NASTIER
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ANTSIER
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NITRATE
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TINTERS
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STAINER
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STRAINT
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TRANSIT
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RETAINS
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STRAINT
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RETINAS
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TRANSIT
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NATTERS
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NITRATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
ANTSIER
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STRAITEN
(66)
STRAITEN
(66)
NASTIER
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RETAINS
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ANTSIER
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TINTERS
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INSTATE
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TINTERS
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NASTIER
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NITRATE
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NITRATE
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NITRATE
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NITRATE
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NITRATE
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STAINER
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NATTERS
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Words within the letters of straiten

2 letter words in straiten (11 words)

8 letter words in straiten (Anagrams) (2 words)

Words containing the sequence straiten

Words that start with straiten (4 words)

Words with straiten in them (1 word)

Words that end with straiten (2 words)

Word Growth involving straiten

Shorter words in straiten

ai trait strait

it trait strait

en ten

Longer words containing straiten

overstraiten

straitened

straitening

straitens