NOWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NOWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOWAY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOWAY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nowaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOWAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NOWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does NOWAY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaicdialect
In no way; not at all, by no means.
Noway works as a single-word equivalent of the phrase in no way, flatly denying that something is true or possible, as in the goods were noway damaged. Older texts also use the related forms noways and nowise for the same meaning, and all three have faded from everyday speech in favour of not at all or no way. Today noway survives mainly in older literature, legal phrasing, and dialect speech.
How NOWAY is used
Archaic and dialect; largely replaced in modern speech by not at all or in no way.
- The goods arrived noway damaged, despite the rough journey.
- He insisted the delay was noway his fault.
- The old contract states the tenant is noway liable for repairs.
- She was noway troubled by the sudden change of plans.
- The judge ruled the witness was noway involved in the crime.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOWAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOWAY
1 longer words begin with NOWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in NOWAY
Common questions about NOWAY
- Is NOWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOWAY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOWAY worth?
- NOWAY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOWAY mean?
- In no way; not at all, by no means.
- What letters can be added to NOWAY?
- NOWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NOWAY:
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