CASTAWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CASTAWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CASTAWAY?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CASTAWAY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CASTAWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
castawaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CASTAWAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CASTAWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CASTAWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CASTAWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who has been shipwrecked and left stranded in an isolated place.
The castaway of adventure stories survives alone on an island until rescue arrives. Figuratively, the word can describe anyone cast out by society.
How CASTAWAY is used
Castaway is used in stories and in figurative talk about outcasts.
- The castaway built a raft from driftwood.
- A castaway on a small island, he carved a mark each day.
- She felt like a castaway in the new town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CASTAWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CASTAWAY
1 longer words begin with CASTAWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in CASTAWAY
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Common questions about CASTAWAY
- Is CASTAWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CASTAWAY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CASTAWAY worth?
- CASTAWAY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CASTAWAY mean?
- A person who has been shipwrecked and left stranded in an isolated place.
- What letters can be added to CASTAWAY?
- CASTAWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CASTAWAY:
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