DOORWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DOORWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOORWAY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOORWAY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOORWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doorwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOORWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DOORWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does DOORWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
An opening in a wall where a door fits, through which people enter or leave a room or building.
A doorway is the space itself, not the door that closes it. People pause, lean or shelter in a doorway, and the word is often used in descriptions of arrivals and partings.
How DOORWAY is used
Doorway is also used figuratively for a way into something.
- He stood in the doorway with his coat still on.
- A cat curled up in the shaded doorway.
- The old doorway was too low for tall visitors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOORWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOORWAY
1 longer words begin with DOORWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in DOORWAY
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Common questions about DOORWAY
- Is DOORWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOORWAY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOORWAY worth?
- DOORWAY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOORWAY mean?
- An opening in a wall where a door fits, through which people enter or leave a room or building.
- What letters can be added to DOORWAY?
- DOORWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DOORWAY:
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