Is LIFEWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LIFEWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + F (4) + E (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.
Definition
Looking for what Lifeways means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of LifewaysHooks for LIFEWAYS
LIFEWAYS 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 LIFEWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lifeway16
- sawfly15
- wifely15
- wifeys15
- flawy14
- wifey14
- safely12
- salify12
- wisely12
- flaws11
- flays11
- flews11
- fleys11
- leafy11
- waifs11
- wifes11
- wyles11
- yawls11
- fays10
- flaw10
- flay10
- flew10
- fley10
- sway10
- waif10
- waly10
- ways10
- wife10
- wily10
- wyes10
- wyle10
- yawl10
- yaws10
- yews10
- ywis10
- easily9
- falsie9
- walies9
- fay9
- few9
- fey9
- fly9
- way9
- wye9
- yaw9
- yew9
- alefs8
- alifs8
- fails8
- false8
- files8
- fleas8
- flies8
- leafs8
- lewis8
- lweis8
- lyase8
- swail8
- swale8
- swile8
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