ALWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALWAY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALWAY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALWAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does ALWAY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaicpoetic
An old form of always, meaning at all times or on every occasion.
Alway once meant exactly what always means today, and the two forms existed side by side in earlier English before always won out as the standard word. Alway survives mainly in older Bibles, hymns, and poetry, where its slightly antique sound fits a solemn or elevated tone. Modern writers who use alway almost always do so on purpose, to echo scripture or older verse rather than to communicate the idea more clearly. Outside quotation or deliberate imitation of old style, alway would strike most readers as a spelling mistake rather than a real word.
How ALWAY is used
Archaic adverb, found in older religious and poetic texts; a modern writer choosing alway is usually imitating that older style.
- The hymn promises that his mercy endureth alway.
- The old translation reads alway where a modern Bible has always.
- She quoted the psalm's promise that thou art with me alway.
- The poet chose alway to give the line an ancient ring.
- He copied the phrase alway faithful from the older prayer book.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALWAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALWAY
1 longer words begin with ALWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in ALWAY
Common questions about ALWAY
- Is ALWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALWAY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALWAY worth?
- ALWAY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALWAY mean?
- An old form of always, meaning at all times or on every occasion.
- What letters can be added to ALWAY?
- ALWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALWAY:
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