ROCKAWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. ROCKAWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROCKAWAY?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROCKAWAY is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROCKAWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rockawaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROCKAWAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROCKAWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROCKAWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROCKAWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a fixed top and open sides.
The rockaway was an American vehicle of the nineteenth century, named after a town in New Jersey. It usually seated two or three people under its roof.
How ROCKAWAY is used
Rockaway is a historical word found in books about American carriages and country life.
- The family rode to church in a rockaway.
- A tall rockaway stood in the barn.
- The museum displays a restored rockaway from 1870.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROCKAWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROCKAWAY
1 longer words begin with ROCKAWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in ROCKAWAY
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Common questions about ROCKAWAY
- Is ROCKAWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROCKAWAY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROCKAWAY worth?
- ROCKAWAY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROCKAWAY mean?
- A light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a fixed top and open sides.
- What letters can be added to ROCKAWAY?
- ROCKAWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROCKAWAY:
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