Is SOMEWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOMEWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOMEWAYS mean?
- adverb
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
“they managed somehow”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + M (3) + 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 SOMEWAYS
SOMEWAYS 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 SOMEWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- someway15
- swamy13
- moseys11
- myases11
- myoses11
- sways11
- yowes11
- massy10
- mayos10
- meows10
- messy10
- mosey10
- mossy10
- samey10
- seamy10
- smews10
- wames10
- sway10
- ways10
- wyes10
- yaws10
- yeow10
- yews10
- yowe10
- yows10
- maws9
- mayo9
- mays9
- meow9
- mews9
- mows9
- smew9
- swam9
- wame9
- yams9
- way9
- wye9
- yaw9
- yew9
- yow9
- essay8
- eyass8
- soyas8
- maw8
- may8
- mew8
- mow8
- yam8
- yom8
- mases7
- masse7
- mesas7
- seams7
- somas7
- awes7
- ayes7
- easy7
- eyas7
- owes7
- owse7
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