FARAWAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. FARAWAYS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FARAWAYS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARAWAYS 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 FARAWAYS
No single letter turns FARAWAYS into another word.
How FARAWAYS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FARAWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FARAWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FARAWAYS mean in Scrabble?
FARAWAYS is the plural of FARAWAY.
FARAWAY(adjective) — Distant in space or time; also, dreamy or seeming remote from the surroundings.
Shorter words from the letters in FARAWAYS
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Common questions about FARAWAYS
- Is FARAWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FARAWAYS is not in it.
- How many points is FARAWAYS worth?
- FARAWAYS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FARAWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to FARAWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FARAWAYS:
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