TIDEWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TIDEWAY 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 TIDEWAY?
| 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 TIDEWAY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIDEWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tidewaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIDEWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TIDEWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| 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 171,549.
What does TIDEWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A channel through which the tide flows, especially the tidal part of a river.
Tideway is a sailor's word for water that rises and falls with the sea. Along the Thames it names the stretch of river below the weir at Teddington. Rowers and pilots care about the tideway because currents change with the hour.
How TIDEWAY is used
Tideway is chiefly used in boating and in writing about tidal rivers.
- Barges drifted up the tideway on the flood.
- The tideway is dangerous for small boats at low water.
- They rowed the tideway from Putney to Mortlake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIDEWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIDEWAY
1 longer words begin with TIDEWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in TIDEWAY
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Common questions about TIDEWAY
- Is TIDEWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIDEWAY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIDEWAY worth?
- TIDEWAY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIDEWAY mean?
- A channel through which the tide flows, especially the tidal part of a river.
- What letters can be added to TIDEWAY?
- TIDEWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TIDEWAY:
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