Is WAY a Scrabble word?
Yes. WAY is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning To do with a place or places.
Noun 4 meanings
To do with a place or places.
“Do you know the way to the airport? Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut.”
A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
“He's finally seen the error of his ways.”
A state or condition
“He's in a bad way.”
Personal interaction.
“There's no way I'm going to clean up after you.”
Adverb 2 meanings
Far.
“I used to live way over there.”
Much, far, by a great degree.
“I'm a way better singer than Emma.”
Adjective 1 meaning
Extreme, far
“Sitting in the way back of the bus”
Etymology
From Middle English way, wey, from Old English weġ, from Proto-West Germanic *weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Doublet of voe and possibly via.
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WAY at a glance
WAY has 3 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (W 4 + A 1 + Y 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #98 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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