RAILWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RAILWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAILWAY?
| 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 RAILWAY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAILWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
railwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAILWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RAILWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does RAILWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A track of steel rails on which trains run, or the whole system of tracks, trains and staff that carries passengers and goods.
In British English the railway is the usual name for the national rail network, where American speakers more often say railroad. The word covers lines, stations and the companies that run them.
How RAILWAY is used
Railway is standard in British and Commonwealth English, in both everyday and technical use.
- The railway reached the village in 1865.
- We walked along the old railway to the bridge.
- He worked on the railway for thirty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAILWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAILWAY
3 longer words begin with RAILWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in RAILWAY
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Common questions about RAILWAY
- Is RAILWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAILWAY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAILWAY worth?
- RAILWAY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAILWAY mean?
- A track of steel rails on which trains run, or the whole system of tracks, trains and staff that carries passengers and goods.
- What letters can be added to RAILWAY?
- RAILWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RAILWAY:
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