FREEWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FREEWAY 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 FREEWAY?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FREEWAY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FREEWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
freewaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FREEWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FREEWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 561,432.
What does FREEWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A wide, fast road with several lanes in each direction and limited access, built for high-speed traffic.
A freeway has no traffic lights or crossings, and cars enter and leave only by ramps. In the United States the term is standard, whereas British speakers say motorway. The name originally pointed to the absence of tolls on some such roads.
How FREEWAY is used
Freeway is standard American usage in traffic reports, directions and urban planning.
- The freeway was packed with commuters at six in the evening.
- Take the next freeway exit and turn left at the lights.
- A new freeway cut the journey to the coast by an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FREEWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FREEWAY
1 longer words begin with FREEWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in FREEWAY
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Common questions about FREEWAY
- Is FREEWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FREEWAY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FREEWAY worth?
- FREEWAY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FREEWAY mean?
- A wide, fast road with several lanes in each direction and limited access, built for high-speed traffic.
- What letters can be added to FREEWAY?
- FREEWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FREEWAY:
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