FADEAWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FADEAWAY 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 FADEAWAY?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FADEAWAY is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FADEAWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fadeawaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FADEAWAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FADEAWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FADEAWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FADEAWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A gradual disappearance, or in sport a shot or pitch made while moving away or dropping off.
In basketball a fadeaway is a jump shot taken while leaning backward, away from the defender. In baseball the term names a pitch that drops and curves late. Outside sport it can mean any slow vanishing.
How FADEAWAY is used
Fadeaway is most often heard in basketball and baseball commentary.
- His fadeaway over the defender ended the game.
- The pitcher threw a fadeaway that fooled the batter.
- The film ended with a slow fadeaway of the music.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FADEAWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FADEAWAY
1 longer words begin with FADEAWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in FADEAWAY
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Common questions about FADEAWAY
- Is FADEAWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FADEAWAY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FADEAWAY worth?
- FADEAWAY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FADEAWAY mean?
- A gradual disappearance, or in sport a shot or pitch made while moving away or dropping off.
- What letters can be added to FADEAWAY?
- FADEAWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FADEAWAY:
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