SIDEWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SIDEWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIDEWAY?
| 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 SIDEWAY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDEWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sidewaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIDEWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SIDEWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does SIDEWAY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
rare
Towards or from one side; sideways.
Today people nearly always choose the longer form sideways. The shorter sideway is mainly a leftover from older prose, and it also names a small side path.
How SIDEWAY is used
Rare, found in older or dialect writing.
- The crab scuttled sideway across the sand.
- He glanced sideway at the stranger.
- The cart tilted sideway on the rutted lane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIDEWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIDEWAY
The 7 tiles of SIDEWAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SIDEWAY
1 longer words begin with SIDEWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in SIDEWAY
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Common questions about SIDEWAY
- Is SIDEWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIDEWAY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIDEWAY worth?
- SIDEWAY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIDEWAY mean?
- Towards or from one side; sideways.
- What letters can be added to SIDEWAY?
- SIDEWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SIDEWAY:
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