Is LEASTWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEASTWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEASTWAYS mean?
- adverb
if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
“at least he survived”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 15 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 LEASTWAYS
LEASTWAYS 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 LEASTWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- seaways13
- wayless13
- always12
- seaway12
- sweaty12
- alway11
- stewy11
- sways11
- wetly11
- wyles11
- wytes11
- yawls11
- lysates10
- away10
- sway10
- waly10
- ways10
- wyes10
- wyle10
- wyte10
- yawl10
- yaws10
- yews10
- awless9
- lyases9
- lysate9
- satays9
- sayest9
- slatey9
- slyest9
- styles9
- swales9
- sweats9
- tawses9
- wastes9
- yeasts9
- way9
- wye9
- yaw9
- yew9
- assay8
- asyla8
- essay8
- eyass8
- lassy8
- lyase8
- lyses8
- lyssa8
- salty8
- satay8
- sayst8
- slaty8
- slaws8
- slays8
- slews8
- stays8
- stews8
- styes8
- style8
- swale8
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