MOTORWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MOTORWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTORWAY?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTORWAY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTORWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
motorwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTORWAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOTORWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOTORWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOTORWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A wide, fast road with several lanes in each direction and limited points of entry and exit.
In Britain and several other countries a motorway is the equivalent of what Americans call a freeway or an interstate. Slow vehicles and pedestrians are usually forbidden on it.
How MOTORWAY is used
Motorway is the everyday British word for a major high-speed road.
- We joined the motorway just after the town and made good time.
- A lorry broke down on the motorway and traffic backed up for miles.
- The new motorway cut the journey to the coast by an hour.
- Service stations along the motorway are busy at weekends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTORWAY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOTORWAY
1 longer words begin with MOTORWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTORWAY
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Common questions about MOTORWAY
- Is MOTORWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTORWAY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTORWAY worth?
- MOTORWAY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTORWAY mean?
- A wide, fast road with several lanes in each direction and limited points of entry and exit.
- What letters can be added to MOTORWAY?
- MOTORWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOTORWAY:
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