HALFWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HALFWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALFWAY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALFWAY is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALFWAY
No single letter turns HALFWAY into another word.
How HALFWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HALFWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does HALFWAY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
At or to a point equally far from two places or two ends.
Halfway can describe distance, time or effort, as in being halfway through a book. It also means partly, as in a halfway decent meal.
How HALFWAY is used
Halfway is used as an adverb and as an adjective, as in a halfway house.
- We stopped halfway up the hill to rest.
- She was halfway through the exam when the bell rang.
- The shop is halfway between the station and the park.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALFWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HALFWAY
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Common questions about HALFWAY
- Is HALFWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALFWAY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALFWAY worth?
- HALFWAY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALFWAY mean?
- At or to a point equally far from two places or two ends.
- What letters can be added to HALFWAY?
- No single letter can be added to HALFWAY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HALFWAY:
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