TIDEWAYS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TIDEWAYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
t1i1d2e1w4a1y4s1
PlayableTIDEWAYS · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept TIDEWAYS?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.88
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful TIDEWAYS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIDEWAYS
No single letter turns TIDEWAYS into another word.
How TIDEWAYS scores
Scrabble t1i1d2e1w4a1y4s1 15
Words with Friends t1i1d2e1w4a1y3s1 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in TIDEWAYS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TIDEWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TIDEWAYS
- All 8 letters of TIDEWAYS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in TIDEWAYS
sideway14 tideway14 wayside14 yawiest13 dawties11 waisted11 swayed13 sweaty12 dawtie10 stawed10 stayed10 steady10 tawsed10 wadies10 wadset10 waited10 wasted10 widest10 wisted10 aseity9 waites9 deawy12 wayed12 wyted12 yawed12 stewy11 tways11 wytes11 daisy9 dawts9 deaws9 deity9 ditsy9 diyas9 sawed9 sayed9 sayid9 styed9 tawed9 wades9
Showing 40 of 317. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about TIDEWAYS
- Is TIDEWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIDEWAYS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIDEWAYS worth?
- TIDEWAYS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TIDEWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to TIDEWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TIDEWAYS:
Open TIDEWAYS in the Word Finder