WAYLEAVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAYLEAVES 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 accept it.
w4a1y4l1e1a1v4e1s1
Depends on the listWAYLEAVES · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WAYLEAVES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.22%
Our own measure of how useful WAYLEAVES is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAYLEAVES
No single letter turns WAYLEAVES into another word.
How WAYLEAVES scores
Scrabble w4a1y4l1e1a1v4e1s1 18
Words with Friends w4a1y3l2e1a1v5e1s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in WAYLEAVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAYLEAVES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WAYLEAVES
wayleave17 leeways13 weasely13 waveys15 always12 awayes12 leeway12 seaway12 slavey12 sylvae12 weaves12 aleyes9 asylee9 avales9 leaves9 sleave9 veales9 weasel9 wavey14 alway11 asway11 awave11 aways11 leavy11 savey11 swaly11 swayl11 sylva11 vealy11 waves11 weave11 wyles11 yawls11 yeves11 alays8 alews8 aleye8 asyla8 avale8 avels8
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Common questions about WAYLEAVES
- Is WAYLEAVES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAYLEAVES, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAYLEAVES worth?
- WAYLEAVES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAYLEAVES?
- No single letter can be added to WAYLEAVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WAYLEAVES:
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