WATERWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WATERWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WATERWAY?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WATERWAY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATERWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
waterwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WATERWAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WATERWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WATERWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WATERWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A river, canal or other channel that boats can use for travel or transport.
Cities grew along busy waterways long before roads, and barges still move bulk cargo cheaply. On a ship the word names the gutter at the deck edge that drains water.
How WATERWAY is used
Used for navigable routes and, in shipbuilding, for a deck drain.
- The canal is a vital waterway for the region.
- Pleasure boats crowd the waterway in summer.
- Dredgers kept the waterway open all winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WATERWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WATERWAY
1 longer words begin with WATERWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in WATERWAY
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Common questions about WATERWAY
- Is WATERWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATERWAY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATERWAY worth?
- WATERWAY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WATERWAY mean?
- A river, canal or other channel that boats can use for travel or transport.
- What letters can be added to WATERWAY?
- WATERWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WATERWAY:
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