GANGWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GANGWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANGWAY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANGWAY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANGWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gangwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANGWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GANGWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does GANGWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A narrow passage or walkway, especially a movable bridge or plank used to board or leave a ship.
Passengers walk down the gangway to reach the quay, while sailors use the word for the opening in a ship's side. In British theatres and the House of Commons, a gangway is also an aisle between seats. Shouting gangway is a way of asking people to clear a path.
How GANGWAY is used
Gangway is used of ship boarding ramps, aisles between seats and as a call to clear the way.
- Passengers lined up on the gangway to board.
- Please keep the gangway clear in the cinema.
- He steadied the heavy trunk on the narrow gangway.
- The sailor shouted "Gangway!" and pushed through the crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANGWAY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GANGWAY
1 longer words begin with GANGWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in GANGWAY
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Common questions about GANGWAY
- Is GANGWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANGWAY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANGWAY worth?
- GANGWAY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANGWAY mean?
- A narrow passage or walkway, especially a movable bridge or plank used to board or leave a ship.
- What letters can be added to GANGWAY?
- GANGWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GANGWAY:
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