TAXIWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. TAXIWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAXIWAY?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAXIWAY is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAXIWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taxiwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAXIWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TAXIWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does TAXIWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A marked path at an airport that aircraft follow on the ground between the runway and the terminal or parking areas.
A taxiway is never meant for takeoff or landing; it only links the other parts of an airfield. Pilots receive instructions from the tower naming each taxiway by a letter.
How TAXIWAY is used
Aviation term for the ground route between runway, apron and hangars.
- The plane turned off the runway onto the nearest taxiway.
- Controllers told the pilot to hold short of the taxiway.
- A service truck was blocking the taxiway for several minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAXIWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAXIWAY
1 longer words begin with TAXIWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in TAXIWAY
Common questions about TAXIWAY
- Is TAXIWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAXIWAY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAXIWAY worth?
- TAXIWAY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAXIWAY mean?
- A marked path at an airport that aircraft follow on the ground between the runway and the terminal or parking areas.
- What letters can be added to TAXIWAY?
- TAXIWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TAXIWAY:
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