Is WAYFARERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WAYFARERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WAYFARERS mean?
Wayfarers is a form of WAYFARER.
- noun
a pedestrian who walks from place to place
- noun
a traveler going on a trip
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + F (4) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 18 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 WAYFARERS
WAYFARERS 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 WAYFARERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wayfarer17
- wafery15
- warfares14
- warfare13
- aweary12
- fryers12
- rarefy12
- sawyer12
- seaway12
- swayer12
- wafers12
- faery11
- ferry11
- frays11
- fryer11
- refry11
- swarf11
- wafer11
- weary11
- wryer11
- away10
- awry10
- fays10
- fray10
- sway10
- wary10
- ways10
- wyes10
- yaws10
- yews10
- arrays9
- farers9
- fay9
- few9
- fey9
- fry9
- way9
- wry9
- wye9
- yaw9
- yew9
- afars8
- array8
- aware8
- eyras8
- farer8
- fares8
- fears8
- rawer8
- rayas8
- resaw8
- resay8
- safer8
- sawer8
- sayer8
- serry8
- sewar8
- sware8
- swear8
- wares8
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