Is TEARAWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TEARAWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TEARAWAYS mean?
Tearaways is a form of TEARAWAY.
- noun
a reckless and impetuous person
- adjective
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
“a hotheaded decision”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + A (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 TEARAWAYS
TEARAWAYS 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 TEARAWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- areaways14
- tearaway14
- areaway13
- wastery13
- aweary12
- sawyer12
- seaway12
- strawy12
- swarty12
- swayer12
- sweaty12
- twyers12
- wastry12
- watery12
- wryest12
- stewy11
- twyer11
- warty11
- weary11
- wytes11
- away10
- awry10
- sway10
- wary10
- ways10
- wyes10
- wyte10
- yaws10
- yews10
- astray9
- estray9
- rawest9
- stayer9
- tawers9
- tayras9
- waster9
- waters9
- yarest9
- way9
- wry9
- wye9
- yaw9
- yew9
- artsy8
- aware8
- eyras8
- rayas8
- resaw8
- resay8
- satay8
- satyr8
- sawer8
- sayer8
- sewar8
- straw8
- stray8
- strew8
- sware8
- swart8
- swear8
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