FAIRWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FAIRWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAIRWAY?
| 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 FAIRWAY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAIRWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fairwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAIRWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FAIRWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does FAIRWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The closely mown part of a golf course between the tee and the green; also, a navigable channel for ships.
Golfers aim for the fairway because the ball sits cleanly on short grass there, unlike in the rough. At sea, a fairway is the part of a river or harbour kept clear so vessels can pass safely.
How FAIRWAY is used
Used mainly in golf, and in a nautical sense for the main channel.
- His drive landed in the middle of the fairway.
- Buoys marked the fairway into the harbour.
- The greenkeeper mows the fairway every morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAIRWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAIRWAY
1 longer words begin with FAIRWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in FAIRWAY
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Common questions about FAIRWAY
- Is FAIRWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAIRWAY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAIRWAY worth?
- FAIRWAY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAIRWAY mean?
- The closely mown part of a golf course between the tee and the green; also, a navigable channel for ships.
- What letters can be added to FAIRWAY?
- FAIRWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FAIRWAY:
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