Is LENGTHWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LENGTHWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LENGTHWAYS mean?
- adjective
running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing
“the lengthwise dimension”
- adverb
in the direction of the length
“He cut the paper lengthwise”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + G (2) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 20 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 LENGTHWAYS
LENGTHWAYS 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 LENGTHWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wealthy16
- thalwegs15
- ghastly14
- lengthy14
- thalweg14
- thegnly14
- hwyls14
- thewy14
- washy14
- wheys14
- astheny13
- shantey13
- tawneys13
- wealths13
- twangy13
- whangs13
- hwyl13
- whey13
- whys13
- twangles12
- ethyls12
- hyenas12
- hyetal12
- sawney12
- shaley12
- shanty12
- shelty12
- swathe12
- sweaty12
- tawney12
- wealth12
- whales12
- wheals12
- wheats12
- whenas12
- gawsy12
- whang12
- why12
- lengths11
- stengah11
- twangle11
- wangles11
- ethyl11
- hasty11
- hawse11
- hyena11
- hylas11
- lathy11
- lawny11
- newly11
- newsy11
- shaly11
- shawl11
- shawn11
- shewn11
- stewy11
- swath11
- synth11
- tawny11
- thaws11
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