SPEEDWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SPEEDWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPEEDWAY?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPEEDWAY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPEEDWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
speedwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPEEDWAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPEEDWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPEEDWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPEEDWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
An oval track used for motorcycle or car racing, or a road built for fast traffic.
Fans link speedway with short, loud races on dirt ovals where riders slide round the bends. The same word can name a stadium for the sport or a fast highway, so context tells you which is meant.
How SPEEDWAY is used
The word speedway is used for the sport and its venues, and sometimes in place names for fast roads.
- We spent Saturday night at the speedway watching the heats.
- The speedway riders leaned hard into every turn.
- A new speedway opened just outside the town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPEEDWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPEEDWAY
1 longer words begin with SPEEDWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in SPEEDWAY
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Common questions about SPEEDWAY
- Is SPEEDWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPEEDWAY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPEEDWAY worth?
- SPEEDWAY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPEEDWAY mean?
- An oval track used for motorcycle or car racing, or a road built for fast traffic.
- What letters can be added to SPEEDWAY?
- SPEEDWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPEEDWAY:
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