Is FAIRWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FAIRWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FAIRWAYS mean?
Fairways is a form of FAIRWAY.
- noun
the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
- noun
the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters
- noun
a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
F (4) + A (1) + I (1) + R (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 FAIRWAYS
FAIRWAYS 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 FAIRWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fairway16
- airways13
- airway12
- fairy11
- frays11
- swarf11
- waifs11
- away10
- awry10
- fays10
- fray10
- sway10
- waif10
- wary10
- ways10
- wiry10
- yaws10
- ywis10
- safari9
- fay9
- fry9
- way9
- wry9
- yaw9
- afars8
- fairs8
- fiars8
- rayas8
- wairs8
- afar7
- airy7
- arfs7
- fair7
- fiar7
- firs7
- raws7
- raya7
- rays7
- rifs7
- ryas7
- wair7
- wars7
- arf6
- awa6
- ays6
- far6
- fas6
- fir6
- ifs6
- raw6
- ray6
- rif6
- rya6
- saw6
- say6
- war6
- was6
- wis6
- yar6
- yas6
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