SPILLWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SPILLWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPILLWAY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPILLWAY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPILLWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spillwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPILLWAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPILLWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPILLWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPILLWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A channel built beside or through a dam to carry surplus water safely away.
A spillway protects a dam from being overtopped when a reservoir fills too high. Engineers size it for the biggest flood they can reasonably expect, and the water it carries can be dramatic to watch.
How SPILLWAY is used
An engineering and civil-works term, common in news about floods.
- Water thundered down the spillway after the storm.
- Officials opened the spillway to lower the reservoir.
- The spillway was designed for a once-in-a-century flood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPILLWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPILLWAY
1 longer words begin with SPILLWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in SPILLWAY
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Common questions about SPILLWAY
- Is SPILLWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPILLWAY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPILLWAY worth?
- SPILLWAY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPILLWAY mean?
- A channel built beside or through a dam to carry surplus water safely away.
- What letters can be added to SPILLWAY?
- SPILLWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPILLWAY:
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