Is CASTAWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CASTAWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CASTAWAYS mean?
Castaways is a form of CASTAWAY.
- noun
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
- noun
a shipwrecked person
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 17 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 CASTAWAYS
CASTAWAYS 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 CASTAWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- castaway16
- sways11
- cysts10
- away10
- sway10
- ways10
- yaws10
- cassata9
- satays9
- caws9
- cays9
- cyst9
- way9
- yaw9
- assay8
- satay8
- sayst8
- stays8
- swats8
- wasts8
- caw8
- cay8
- casas7
- casts7
- scats7
- saws7
- says7
- staw7
- stay7
- swat7
- taws7
- twas7
- wast7
- wats7
- acta6
- acts6
- casa6
- cast6
- cats6
- sacs6
- scat6
- awa6
- ays6
- saw6
- say6
- sty6
- taw6
- twa6
- was6
- wat6
- yas6
- act5
- cat5
- sac5
- aw5
- ay5
- ya5
- tass4
- aas3
- ass3
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