EDGEWAYS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EDGEWAYS 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 EDGEWAYS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EDGEWAYS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EDGEWAYS
No single letter turns EDGEWAYS into another word.
How EDGEWAYS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EDGEWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EDGEWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EDGEWAYS mean in Scrabble?
adverb
With the edge pointing forward or upward rather than the flat side.
To turn a board edgeways is to present its narrow side. People also say they cannot get a word in edgeways when someone else talks without pause.
How EDGEWAYS is used
Used for objects turned on their edges and in the idiom about getting a word in.
- They carried the table edgeways through the door.
- Slide the card in edgeways so it fits the slot.
- He talked so much that I could not get a word in edgeways.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EDGEWAYS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EDGEWAYS
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Common questions about EDGEWAYS
- Is EDGEWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EDGEWAYS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EDGEWAYS worth?
- EDGEWAYS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EDGEWAYS mean?
- With the edge pointing forward or upward rather than the flat side.
- What letters can be added to EDGEWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to EDGEWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EDGEWAYS:
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