SHIPWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHIPWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIPWAY?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIPWAY is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIPWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shipwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHIPWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHIPWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does SHIPWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A sloping structure on which a ship is built and from which it is launched into the water.
On a shipway the hull rests on timber supports until it slides down at launch. The word can also name a canal deep enough for large vessels.
How SHIPWAY is used
Shipway is a shipbuilding term for the slope or cradle at a yard.
- The new ferry waited on the shipway for launch day.
- Workers greased the shipway before the hull moved.
- The yard had four shipway slopes, side by side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIPWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHIPWAY
1 longer words begin with SHIPWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIPWAY
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Common questions about SHIPWAY
- Is SHIPWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIPWAY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIPWAY worth?
- SHIPWAY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIPWAY mean?
- A sloping structure on which a ship is built and from which it is launched into the water.
- What letters can be added to SHIPWAY?
- SHIPWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHIPWAY:
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