ROUTEWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ROUTEWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROUTEWAY?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROUTEWAY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROUTEWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
routewaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROUTEWAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROUTEWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROUTEWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ROUTEWAY
- All 8 letters of ROUTEWAY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ROUTEWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A road, track or waterway that is regularly used as a line of travel.
Historians and geographers speak of a routeway when they want to stress a natural corridor, such as a valley or pass, that guided movement for centuries. Archaeologists use it to explain why towns sprang up where they did.
How ROUTEWAY is used
Used in geography, history and planning writing about established lines of travel.
- The river valley formed a natural routeway through the mountains.
- Traders followed the ancient routeway from the coast to the inland markets.
- Planners proposed a new routeway for buses across the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROUTEWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROUTEWAY
The 8 tiles of ROUTEWAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ROUTEWAY
1 longer words begin with ROUTEWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in ROUTEWAY
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Common questions about ROUTEWAY
- Is ROUTEWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROUTEWAY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROUTEWAY worth?
- ROUTEWAY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROUTEWAY mean?
- A road, track or waterway that is regularly used as a line of travel.
- What letters can be added to ROUTEWAY?
- ROUTEWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROUTEWAY:
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