straw


straw - noun

  • plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
  • material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  • a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
  • a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth

    • straw - verb

    • cover or provide with or as if with straw
    • spread by scattering (

    straw - adjective

    • of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored

    straw - thesaurus

    chaff   husk   shuck   stalk   strew   stubble   wheat  


    View spelling list aw words and learn about the word straw in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 14. Spelling choices for /or/ sound: or, ore, au, aw + war.

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    Scrabble score for straw

    s is 1 t is 1 r is 1 a is 1 w is 4
    Scrabble score = 8

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