Definitions For Right

noun

  • A turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
  • The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
  • Anything in accord with principles of justice
  • An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
  • The hand that is on the right side of the body
  • Those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
  • Location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
  • (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
  • Behavior that is morally good or correct
  • Something that a person is or should be morally or legally allowed to have, get, or do
  • The legal authority to reproduce, publish, broadcast, or sell something

verb

  • Make right or correct
  • Regain an upright or proper position
  • Put in or restore to an upright position
  • Make reparations or amends for
  • In the exact location, position, or moment that is mentioned
  • In a direct course or manner
  • In a way that agrees with the facts or truth
  • To make (something) right : to correct (something wrong or unjust)
  • To return (something) to a proper state or condition
  • To put (something or someone) back in an upright position

adjective

  • Precisely accurate
  • Appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
  • Most suitable or right for a particular purpose
  • (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
  • (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
  • Having the axis perpendicular to the base
  • Socially right or correct
  • In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
  • Intended for the right hand
  • In or into a satisfactory condition

adjective

  • Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
  • Correct in opinion or judgment
  • Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
  • Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
  • In conformance with justice or law or morality

adverb

  • To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (whole' is often used informally for wholly')
  • (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
  • Exactly
  • Immediately
  • An interjection expressing agreement
  • In the right manner; correctly; suitably
  • In an accurate manner
  • Precisely, exactly
  • In accordance with moral or social standards
  • Toward or on the right; also used figuratively

Is Rights a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
10

The word Right is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Right in a Sentence

  • You can't treat me like this! It's not right!
  • You were right to tell the teacher about the girl who you saw cheating.
  • Telling the teacher was the right thing to do.
  • We discussed the rights and wrongs of genetic cloning.
  • Women fighting for equal rights
  • Knowing the truth is her right.
  • The keys are right where I said they would be.
  • “Where are my keys?” “They're right here.”
  • The bank is right next to the pharmacy.
  • It was time to right an old wrong.
  • No one can right all the wrongs in the world.
  • The government needs to do something to right the economy.

Synonyms for Right

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