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/stɹit/
nounverb

STREET meaning: a paved town road; the six-letter word scores 6 Scrabble points and has three anagrams plus three one-letter neighbours.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

    “Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right.”

  2. A road as above, but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.

    “I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue.”

  3. The roads that run perpendicular to avenues in a grid layout.

  4. Metonymic senses:

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To build or equip with streets.

  2. To eject; to throw onto the streets.

  3. To heavily defeat.

  4. To go on sale.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English strete, from Anglian Old English strēt (“street”, compare West Saxon Old English strǣt) from Proto-West Germanic *strātu (“street”), an early borrowing from Late Latin (via) strāta (“paved (road)”), from Latin strātus, past participle of sternō (“stretch out, spread, bestrew with, cover, pave”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to stretch out, extend, spread”).

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Street is an everyday word for a paved road in a town or village. It can also mean the road together with its sidewalks and nearby buildings. Its familiar spelling hides a tight letter pattern: two Es and two Ts, with every tile worth one point in Scrabble.

STREET at a glance

  • STREET has six letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble.
  • Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE include STREET.
  • Its three anagrams are TESTER, SETTER and RETEST.
  • STREEK, STREEL and SCREET are its one-letter neighbours.
  • SWEET and SHEET are two familiar words that rhyme with STREET.

What does STREET mean?

STREET means a paved part of a road, usually in a town or village. The word can refer to more than the roadway: sidewalks and the buildings beside it may be included in the sense.

That broad everyday meaning makes STREET easy to recognize, but word-game validity is a separate question. It appears in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE; check your game's word list before challenging a play, since editions and house rules can differ.

How many points is STREET in Scrabble?

STREET scores 6 points before board bonuses. S, R and E each contribute one point, while both Ts and both Es also carry a one-point value; all six tiles add up evenly.

The double letters do not make this a premium-tile play by themselves. A double-letter square under one tile raises that tile's value, while a double-word square multiplies the total. Keep the two Es and two Ts in mind when checking which placement earns the bonus.

Street meaning, anagrams and rare neighbours

The STREET letter set makes three rearrangements: TESTER, SETTER and RETEST. Each uses the same two Es, two Ts, S and R, so none needs a blank tile when you have exactly those letters.

Its three one-letter neighbours are STREEK, STREEL and SCREET. They are much less familiar than STREET, so do not assume that a playable-looking change is accepted in your game. For sound clues, the rhyme list includes MEET, FEET, SWEET and SHEET; the shared ending is eet.

Rhymes with street

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • STREEK10
  • STREEL6
  • SCREET8

Questions people ask

Is STREET a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STREET is valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. It means a paved road, commonly one in a town or village. Check the word list used by your particular game before relying on a play, because the accepted dictionary can vary.
What is the Scrabble score for STREET?
STREET is worth 6 points before any board bonuses. Each of its six tiles, S, T, R, E, E and T, is worth one point. A premium square can change the final play score.
What words can you make from the letters in STREET?
The three anagrams of STREET are TESTER, SETTER and RETEST. Each rearrangement uses the same letters, including both Es and both Ts. STREET also has the one-letter neighbours STREEK, STREEL and SCREET.

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