Is LEEWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEEWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEEWAYS mean?
Leeways is a form of LEEWAY.
- noun
(of a ship or plane) sideways drift
- noun
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + E (1) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 13 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 LEEWAYS
LEEWAYS 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.
Anagrams of LEEWAYS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from LEEWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- weasely13
- leeway12
- wyles11
- yawls11
- sway10
- waly10
- ways10
- wyes10
- wyle10
- yawl10
- yaws10
- yews10
- weasel9
- way9
- wye9
- yaw9
- yew9
- lyase8
- seely8
- swale8
- wales8
- weals8
- awee7
- awes7
- awls7
- ayes7
- easy7
- eely7
- ewes7
- eyas7
- eyes7
- laws7
- lays7
- leys7
- lyes7
- lyse7
- slaw7
- slay7
- slew7
- waes7
- wale7
- weal7
- weel7
- wees7
- yeas7
- awe6
- awl6
- aye6
- ays6
- eew6
- ewe6
- eye6
- law6
- lay6
- ley6
- lye6
- saw6
- say6
- sew6
- sly6
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