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Is SIDEWAYS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SIDEWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SIDEWAYS mean?

  1. adjective

    (of movement) at an angle

  2. adverb

    with one side forward or to the front

    “turned sideways to show the profile”

  3. adverb

    from the side; obliquely

    “a picture lit sideways”

  4. adverb

    toward one side

    “the car slipped sideways into the ditch”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

8

Letters

S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 15 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 SIDEWAYS

SIDEWAYS 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.

Anagrams of SIDEWAYS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from SIDEWAYS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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