MIDWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MIDWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIDWAY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIDWAY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIDWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
midwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIDWAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MIDWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does MIDWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The part of a fair or carnival where games, rides and sideshows are set up.
Visitors walk along the midway to try their luck at the booths and eat fairground food. The word can also describe the halfway point of a path, though that use is usually an adverb or adjective.
How MIDWAY is used
Used chiefly in American English about fairgrounds and carnivals.
- The midway glowed with coloured lights after sunset.
- He won a stuffed bear at a ring-toss booth on the midway.
- Vendors lined both sides of the midway selling lemonade and popcorn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIDWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIDWAY
1 longer words begin with MIDWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in MIDWAY
Common questions about MIDWAY
- Is MIDWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIDWAY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIDWAY worth?
- MIDWAY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIDWAY mean?
- The part of a fair or carnival where games, rides and sideshows are set up.
- What letters can be added to MIDWAY?
- MIDWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MIDWAY:
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