ARCHWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ARCHWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCHWAY?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHWAY is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
archwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCHWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ARCHWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does ARCHWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A passage or entrance with a curved arch over it.
An archway can mark the way into a courtyard, a garden or a cloister. Some are grand stone structures, while others are simple openings between rooms.
How ARCHWAY is used
The word archway describes both buildings and garden structures.
- They walked through the stone archway into the square.
- A rose bush climbed over the archway.
- The shop sat under a dark archway beside the bridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARCHWAY
1 longer words begin with ARCHWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHWAY
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Common questions about ARCHWAY
- Is ARCHWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHWAY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHWAY worth?
- ARCHWAY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHWAY mean?
- A passage or entrance with a curved arch over it.
- What letters can be added to ARCHWAY?
- ARCHWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ARCHWAY:
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