STERNWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. STERNWAY 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 STERNWAY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STERNWAY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STERNWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sternwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STERNWAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STERNWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STERNWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STERNWAY
- All 8 letters of STERNWAY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STERNWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The backward movement of a ship, with the stern going first.
A vessel gathers sternway when its engines are put astern or when a current pushes it back. Sailors watch for it because steering behaves very differently while the boat moves in reverse.
How STERNWAY is used
A nautical term, usually seen with the verbs gather or make.
- The ship gathered sternway as she left the dock.
- The pilot called for more power to stop the sternway.
- In the narrow channel any sternway was dangerous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STERNWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STERNWAY
1 longer words begin with STERNWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in STERNWAY
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Common questions about STERNWAY
- Is STERNWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STERNWAY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STERNWAY worth?
- STERNWAY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STERNWAY mean?
- The backward movement of a ship, with the stern going first.
- What letters can be added to STERNWAY?
- STERNWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STERNWAY:
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