WAYLAYS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WAYLAYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAYLAYS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAYLAYS is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAYLAYS
No single letter turns WAYLAYS into another word.
How WAYLAYS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WAYLAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What does WAYLAYS mean in Scrabble?
WAYLAYS is the present-tense form of WAYLAY used with he, she and it.
WAYLAY(verb) — To lie in wait for someone and stop them, to attack or to talk.
Shorter words from the letters in WAYLAYS
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Common questions about WAYLAYS
- Is WAYLAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAYLAYS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAYLAYS worth?
- WAYLAYS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAYLAYS?
- No single letter can be added to WAYLAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WAYLAYS:
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