straits

straits is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It has 7 letters and scores 7 points before any board bonuses (s 1 + t 1 + r 1 + a 1 + i 1 + t 1 + s 1).

It is an anagram of 2 other words: artists, tsarist.

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