Straitening
verb
- To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space.
"The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream."
- To restrict or diminish, especially financially.
"Rising costs put those on fixed incomes in straitened circumstances."
1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "straitening":
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "straitening" and rearranging:
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Straitening"
Straitening is a 11-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "straitening" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Straitening" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "straitening" is a medium-scoring word.