Is ALLEYWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALLEYWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALLEYWAYS mean?
Alleyways is a form of ALLEYWAY.
- noun
a narrow street with walls on both sides
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + Y (4) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ALLEYWAYS
ALLEYWAYS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ALLEYWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alleyway17
- waylays16
- waylay15
- yawey14
- walleys13
- always12
- seaway12
- walley12
- alway11
- slyly11
- wally11
- welly11
- wyles11
- yawls11
- seawall10
- away10
- sway10
- waly10
- ways10
- wyes10
- wyle10
- yawl10
- yaws10
- yays10
- yews10
- allays9
- alleys9
- wallas9
- way9
- wye9
- yaw9
- yay9
- yew9
- allay8
- alley8
- asyla8
- lyase8
- sally8
- swale8
- swell8
- wales8
- walla8
- walls8
- weals8
- wells8
- yells8
- ally7
- awes7
- awls7
- ayes7
- easy7
- eyas7
- laws7
- lays7
- leys7
- lyes7
- lyse7
- slaw7
- slay7
- slew7
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