right
right is a valid 5-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What does right mean?
Make right or correct.
Make reparations or amends for.
“right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”
Put in or restore to an upright position.
“They righted the sailboat that had capsized”
Regain an upright or proper position.
“The capsized boat righted again”
In an accurate manner.
“he guessed right”
To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly').
“she felt right at home”
“he fell right into the trap”
In the right manner; correctly; suitably.
In accordance with moral or social standards.
“that serves him right”
“do right by him”
An interjection expressing agreement.
Those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged.
The hand that is on the right side of the body.
“he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left”
“hit him with quick rights to the body”
An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.
“Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people”
“a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away”
A turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east.
“take a right at the corner”
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing.
“mineral rights”
“film rights”
Location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east.
“he stood on the right”
In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure.
“what's the right word for this?”
“the right way to open oysters”
Precisely accurate.
Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth.
“the right answer”
“took the right road”
Appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs.
“the right man for the job”
Most suitable or right for a particular purpose.
“the right time to act”
Correct in opinion or judgment.
“time proved him right”
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.
“my right hand”
“right center field”
Having the axis perpendicular to the base.
“a right angle”
In conformance with justice or law or morality.
“do the right thing and confess”
In or into a satisfactory condition.
“things are right again now”
“put things right”
Intended for the right hand.
“a right-hand glove”
Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right.
(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward.
“the right side of the cloth showed the pattern”
“be sure your shirt is right side out”
Toward or on the right; also used figuratively.
“he looked right and left”
“the party has moved right”