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Straw

/stɹɔː/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Straw

noun

  1. A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
  2. Such dried stalks considered collectively.
  3. A drinking straw.
  4. A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
  5. Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing.

verb

  1. To lay straw around plants to protect them from frost.
  2. To sell straws on the streets in order to cover the giving to the purchaser of things usually banned, such as pornography.

adjective

  1. Made of straw.

    "straw hat"

  2. Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
  3. Imaginary, but presented as real.

    "A straw enemy built up in the media to seem like a real threat, which then collapses like a balloon."

Anagrams of Straw

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "straw":

swartwarts

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "straw" and rearranging:

+erawesttawerswasterwaters
+hswarththrawswraths
+ltrawls
+sstraws
+ystrawyswartywastry
Related Word Patterns
ST...Words starting with "st"...AWWords ending with "aw"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "straw"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

strawen
Letter Values
s1
t1
r1
a1
w4

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Straw
backsawbandsawbashawbedstrawblawbrawbucksawbyelawbylawcashawcatclawcatspaw
Related 5-Letter Words
sabalsabedsabersabessabinsabirsablesabotsabrasabresackssacrasadessadhesadhu

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

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 "Straw"

Straw is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "straw" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Straw" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "straw" is a low-scoring word.