SCREWY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCREWY 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 SCREWY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCREWY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCREWY
No single letter turns SCREWY into another word.
How SCREWY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCREWY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What stands out about SCREWY
- SCREWY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCREWY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Not quite right in a strange or puzzling way, said of plans, ideas or people.
Screwy fits a strange idea, a quirky person or a machine behaving unpredictably. It is mild and affectionate rather than insulting.
How SCREWY is used
Screwy is an informal word, especially in American English.
- That is a screwy plan.
- The clock has been acting screwy all day.
- He had a screwy sense of humour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCREWY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCREWY
Common questions about SCREWY
- Is SCREWY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCREWY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCREWY worth?
- SCREWY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCREWY mean?
- Not quite right in a strange or puzzling way, said of plans, ideas or people.
- What letters can be added to SCREWY?
- No single letter can be added to SCREWY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCREWY:
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