LEEWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LEEWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEEWAY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEEWAY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEEWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leewaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEEWAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LEEWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does LEEWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Extra room to act or choose, or the sideways drift of a ship away from its course.
The original sense belongs to sailing: wind pushing a vessel sideways, away from the direction she is steering, produces leeway. From that picture the word came to mean a margin of freedom that lets you act without strict limits. People give leeway to a student on a deadline or ask for more leeway in a negotiation, and the phrase to make up leeway means to recover lost ground.
How LEEWAY is used
Common in general English for freedom of action, with the nautical meaning kept in sailing contexts.
- The manager gave the team some leeway on the schedule.
- There is little leeway in the budget this year.
- The ship lost ground through leeway in the strong wind.
- Parents allow the older child more leeway.
- Give yourself a little leeway before the flight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEEWAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEEWAY
1 longer words begin with LEEWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in LEEWAY
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Common questions about LEEWAY
- Is LEEWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEEWAY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEEWAY worth?
- LEEWAY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEEWAY mean?
- Extra room to act or choose, or the sideways drift of a ship away from its course.
- What letters can be added to LEEWAY?
- LEEWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LEEWAY:
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