ADWARE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ADWARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADWARE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADWARE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADWARE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADWARE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ADWARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does ADWARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Computer software that shows unwanted advertisements, often bundled with a free program.
The word joins ad and software. Some adware pays for a free app by showing banners openly, while the nastier kind opens pop-ups, changes the browser start page and follows what the user clicks. It is usually removed with a security scanner, and reading install screens carefully helps avoid it.
How ADWARE is used
Technical; used in computing and online-security discussions.
- The free converter turned out to contain adware.
- A scan found adware hiding in the browser extensions.
- Pop-ups every few seconds are a sign of adware.
- Some adware is harmless, but much of it tracks your browsing.
- He removed the adware and the slowdown vanished.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADWARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADWARE
1 longer words begin with ADWARE.
Shorter words from the letters in ADWARE
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Common questions about ADWARE
- Is ADWARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADWARE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADWARE worth?
- ADWARE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADWARE mean?
- Computer software that shows unwanted advertisements, often bundled with a free program.
- What letters can be added to ADWARE?
- ADWARE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ADWARE:
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