ROPEWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ROPEWAY 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 ROPEWAY?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROPEWAY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROPEWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ropewaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROPEWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ROPEWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does ROPEWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A transport system in which carriers hang from cables and carry goods or people.
A ropeway links places that are difficult to reach by road, such as mountain summits or mines. Cars or buckets travel on moving cables supported by towers. Passenger versions are usually called cable cars.
How ROPEWAY is used
Ropeway is used in industry, mining and tourism, particularly in British and Asian English.
- The ropeway carried ore down from the quarry.
- A ropeway now connects the town to the mountain temple.
- Passengers rode the ropeway over the gorge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROPEWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROPEWAY
1 longer words begin with ROPEWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in ROPEWAY
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Common questions about ROPEWAY
- Is ROPEWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROPEWAY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROPEWAY worth?
- ROPEWAY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROPEWAY mean?
- A transport system in which carriers hang from cables and carry goods or people.
- What letters can be added to ROPEWAY?
- ROPEWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ROPEWAY:
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