Is SLIDEWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLIDEWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLIDEWAYS mean?
Slideways is a form of SLIDEWAY.
- noun
sloping channel through which things can descend
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + I (1) + D (2) + 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 SLIDEWAYS
SLIDEWAYS 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 SLIDEWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sideways15
- slideway15
- waysides15
- sideway14
- wayside14
- wayless13
- dewily13
- swayed13
- widely13
- wieldy13
- yawled13
- dialyses12
- wisely12
- wyled12
- yawed12
- dialyse11
- sways11
- wyles11
- yawls11
- dewy11
- wady11
- delays10
- dwales10
- sayeds10
- sayids10
- slayed10
- wadies10
- wailed10
- wealds10
- wields10
- wissed10
- yields10
- sway10
- waly10
- ways10
- wily10
- wyes10
- wyle10
- yawl10
- yaws10
- yews10
- ywis10
- awless9
- easily9
- lyases9
- swails9
- swales9
- swiles9
- walies9
- daily9
- daisy9
- delay9
- dwale9
- idyls9
- lawed9
- layed9
- leady9
- lysed9
- sadly9
- sawed9
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