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Gangways

g 2a 1n 1g 2w 4a 1y 4s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Common · plural of gangway

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

What does gangways mean?

noun

  1. a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)

  2. a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

    Synonymsgangplankgangboard

  3. passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

    Synonymsaisle

Definitions shown for gangway, the base form of gangways.

Is GANGWAYS 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 GANGWAYS worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
g 2a 1n 1g 2w 4a 1y 4s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
g 3a 1n 2g 3w 4a 1y 3s 1

Wordfeud

18 pts
g 3a 1n 1g 3w 4a 1y 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
g 4a 1n 1g 4w 5a 1y 4s 1

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

Words from the letters in GANGWAYS

Words that end like GANGWAYS

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.

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All words ending in -AYS

Gangways: quick answers

Is GANGWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GANGWAYS 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 GANGWAYS worth?
GANGWAYS scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does gangways mean?
gangways is the plural of gangway, which means “a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GANGWAYS?
You can make 94 shorter words from GANGWAYS, such as GANGWAY, GAWSY, ASWAY, AWAYS. See the full list.