strict
Strained; drawn close; tight.
Adjective 4 meanings
Strained; drawn close; tight.
“strict embrace”
Tense; not relaxed.
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
“to keep strict watch”
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
“they are very strict in observing the Sabbath”
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain. Related to strong.
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STRICT at a glance
STRICT has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + R 1 + I 1 + C 3 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,809 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with strict
All rhymes- DISTRICT11
- CONFLICT15
- PREDICT12
- VERDICT13
- RESTRICT10
- BENEDICT13
- ADDICT10
- CONVICT14
- DEPICT11
- CONTRADICT15
- INFLICT12
- DERELICT11
One letter away
- STRICK12
- STRICH11
- STRIPT8
- STRIFT9
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