Is SLANTWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLANTWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLANTWAYS mean?
- adverb
at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (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 SLANTWAYS
SLANTWAYS 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 SLANTWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- always12
- analysts11
- alway11
- lawny11
- sways11
- tawny11
- wanly11
- yawls11
- yawns11
- analyst10
- away10
- awny10
- sway10
- waly10
- wany10
- ways10
- wyns10
- yawl10
- yawn10
- yaws10
- nyalas9
- satays9
- slanty9
- way9
- wyn9
- yaw9
- antsy8
- assay8
- asyla8
- lassy8
- lawns8
- lyssa8
- nasty8
- nyala8
- salty8
- satay8
- sayst8
- slaty8
- slaws8
- slays8
- snaws8
- stays8
- swans8
- swats8
- tansy8
- wants8
- wasts8
- awls7
- awns7
- lawn7
- laws7
- lays7
- nays7
- sawn7
- saws7
- says7
- slaw7
- slay7
- snaw7
- staw7
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