WANTAWAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. WANTAWAYS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WANTAWAYS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WANTAWAYS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WANTAWAYS
No single letter turns WANTAWAYS into another word.
How WANTAWAYS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WANTAWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WANTAWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WANTAWAYS mean in Scrabble?
WANTAWAYS is the plural of WANTAWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in WANTAWAYS
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Common questions about WANTAWAYS
- Is WANTAWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WANTAWAYS is not in it.
- How many points is WANTAWAYS worth?
- WANTAWAYS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WANTAWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to WANTAWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WANTAWAYS:
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