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Edgeways

e 1d 2g 2e 1w 4a 1y 4s 1

About 3 syllables

adverb · 8 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does edgeways mean?

adverb

  1. as if by an edge; barely

    “I could not get a word in edgewise”

    Synonymsedgewise

  2. with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge

    “he sawed the board edgeways”

    Synonymsedgewise

Is EDGEWAYS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is EDGEWAYS worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
e 1d 2g 2e 1w 4a 1y 4s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
e 1d 2g 3e 1w 4a 1y 3s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
e 1d 2g 3e 1w 4a 1y 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
e 1d 2g 4e 1w 5a 1y 4s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in EDGEWAYS

Words that end like EDGEWAYS

Common words that share the ending -AYS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

holidaysnowadayssidewaysmotorwaysexpresswaysgatewaysgetawaysoverlaysrunawayscastawayscausewaysdisarraysdrivewayshideawaysstowawaysunderlayswaterwaysyesterdaysdisplaysalwaysplaysstaysdayspays
All words ending in -AYS

Edgeways: quick answers

Is EDGEWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. EDGEWAYS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is EDGEWAYS worth?
EDGEWAYS scores 16 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does edgeways mean?
As an adverb, edgeways means “as if by an edge”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in EDGEWAYS?
You can make 174 shorter words from EDGEWAYS, such as SWAYED, SWEYED, WEDGY, DEAWY. See the full list.