FAIRWAYS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FAIRWAYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
f4a1i1r1w4a1y4s1
PlayableFAIRWAYS · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FAIRWAYS?
| 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: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.38%
Our own measure of how useful FAIRWAYS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAIRWAYS
No single letter turns FAIRWAYS into another word.
How FAIRWAYS scores
Scrabble f4a1i1r1w4a1y4s1 17
Words with Friends f4a1i1r1w4a1y3s1 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in FAIRWAYS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FAIRWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FAIRWAYS
fairway16 airways13 airway12 yarfas12 safari9 asway11 aways11 fairy11 frays11 swarf11 waifs11 yarfa11 afars8 fairs8 fiars8 frais8 rayas8 wairs8 yaars8 arias5 raias5 awfy13 away10 awry10 faws10 fays10 fray10 sway10 waif10 wary10 ways10 wiry10 yaws10 ywis10 afar7 airy7 arfs7 arsy7 faas7 fair7
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Common questions about FAIRWAYS
- Is FAIRWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAIRWAYS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAIRWAYS worth?
- FAIRWAYS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FAIRWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to FAIRWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FAIRWAYS:
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