Is SIDEWALK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SIDEWALK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SIDEWALK mean?
- noun
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + W (4) + A (1) + L (1) + K (5) = 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 SIDEWALK
Single letters that turn SIDEWALK into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SIDEWALK
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sawlike14
- walkies14
- walked14
- dawks13
- waked13
- askew12
- lewks12
- wakes12
- walks12
- wekas12
- dawk12
- silked11
- slaked11
- lewk11
- skew11
- wake11
- walk11
- weak11
- weka11
- alkies10
- alsike10
- dwales10
- wadies10
- wailed10
- wealds10
- wields10
- asked10
- dikes10
- kadis10
- laked10
- liked10
- skald10
- skied10
- walies9
- alike9
- alkie9
- dwale9
- kails9
- kales9
- lakes9
- lawed9
- leaks9
- likes9
- sawed9
- slake9
- wades9
- wadis9
- waled9
- weald9
- welds9
- wides9
- wield9
- wilds9
- wiled9
- wised9
- daks9
- desk9
- dike9
- disk9
- kadi9
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