Is RUNWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RUNWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RUNWAYS mean?
Runways is a form of RUNWAY.
- noun
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- noun
a chute down which logs can slide
- noun
a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
- noun
a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
R (1) + U (1) + N (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 RUNWAYS
RUNWAYS 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 RUNWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- runway12
- unwary12
- yawns11
- awny10
- awry10
- sway10
- wany10
- wary10
- ways10
- wyns10
- yawn10
- yaws10
- sunray9
- synura9
- way9
- wry9
- wyn9
- yaw9
- saury8
- unary8
- unsaw8
- unsay8
- warns8
- yarns8
- yuans8
- awns7
- nary7
- nays7
- raws7
- rays7
- ryas7
- ryus7
- sawn7
- snaw7
- swan7
- wans7
- warn7
- wars7
- waur7
- yarn7
- yuan7
- any6
- awn6
- ays6
- naw6
- nay6
- raw6
- ray6
- rya6
- ryu6
- saw6
- say6
- syn6
- wan6
- war6
- was6
- yar6
- yas6
- aw5
- ay5
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