WAYWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WAYWARD 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 WAYWARD?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAYWARD is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAYWARD
No single letter turns WAYWARD into another word.
How WAYWARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WAYWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does WAYWARD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Difficult to control or predict because of stubborn or perverse behaviour.
Wayward suggests someone who insists on going their own road, whatever advice they are given. It is also applied to things that wander unpredictably, such as a wayward shot or a wayward lock of hair.
How WAYWARD is used
Wayward is a common adjective for children, animals, objects and moods that refuse to behave.
- The teacher dealt patiently with a wayward pupil.
- A wayward breeze scattered the papers.
- His wayward son finally came home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAYWARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAYWARD
3 longer words begin with WAYWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in WAYWARD
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Common questions about WAYWARD
- Is WAYWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAYWARD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAYWARD worth?
- WAYWARD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAYWARD mean?
- Difficult to control or predict because of stubborn or perverse behaviour.
- What letters can be added to WAYWARD?
- No single letter can be added to WAYWARD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WAYWARD:
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