Is RACEWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RACEWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RACEWAYS mean?
Raceways is a form of RACEWAY.
- noun
a canal for a current of water
- noun
a course over which races are run
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 16 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 RACEWAYS
RACEWAYS 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 RACEWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- raceway15
- screwy14
- aweary12
- sawyer12
- seaway12
- swayer12
- creasy11
- scarey11
- weary11
- craws10
- crews10
- scary10
- screw10
- away10
- awry10
- sway10
- wary10
- ways10
- wyes10
- yaws10
- yews10
- caws9
- cays9
- craw9
- crew9
- racy9
- scry9
- syce9
- way9
- wry9
- wye9
- yaw9
- yew9
- arecas8
- caesar8
- aware8
- eyras8
- rayas8
- resaw8
- resay8
- sawer8
- sayer8
- sewar8
- sware8
- swear8
- wares8
- wears8
- years8
- caw8
- cay8
- cry8
- acres7
- areca7
- cares7
- carse7
- escar7
- races7
- sacra7
- scare7
- serac7
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