Is MOTORWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MOTORWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MOTORWAYS mean?
Motorways is a form of MOTORWAY.
- noun
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + T (1) + O (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 MOTORWAYS
MOTORWAYS 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 MOTORWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- motorway16
- swamy13
- wormy13
- strawy12
- swarty12
- wastry12
- mayors11
- morays11
- ostomy11
- smarty11
- stormy11
- warty11
- atomy10
- mayor10
- mayos10
- mayst10
- moory10
- moray10
- roomy10
- swarm10
- tryma10
- warms10
- worms10
- awry10
- sway10
- towy10
- wary10
- ways10
- yaws10
- yows10
- rootsy9
- army9
- maws9
- mayo9
- mays9
- mows9
- swam9
- warm9
- worm9
- yams9
- way9
- wry9
- yaw9
- yow9
- motors8
- stroma8
- artsy8
- rooty8
- ryots8
- satyr8
- sooty8
- sowar8
- story8
- straw8
- stray8
- strow8
- stroy8
- swart8
- toyos8
- trays8
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