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Shipways

Q: What does shipways mean?

shipways is the plural of shipway, which means “structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

s ₁h ₄i ₁p ₃w ₄a ₁y ₄s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon · plural of shipway

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

What does shipways mean?

noun

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
Synonymsways slipway
a canal large enough for seagoing vessels
Synonymsship canal

Definitions shown for shipway, the base form of shipways.

Is SHIPWAYS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 SHIPWAYS worth?

Scrabble

19 pts

s ₁h ₄i ₁p ₃w ₄a ₁y ₄s ₁

Words With Friends

18 pts

s ₁h ₃i ₁p ₄w ₄a ₁y ₃s ₁

Wordfeud

20 pts

s ₁h ₄i ₁p ₄w ₄a ₁y ₄s ₁

NYT Crossplay

19 pts

s ₁h ₃i ₁p ₃w ₅a ₁y ₄s ₁

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

Words from the letters in SHIPWAYS

Best shorter words top 30 of 155

See all 155 words made from SHIPWAYS

Words that end like SHIPWAYS

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

Shipways: quick answers

Is SHIPWAYS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SHIPWAYS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.

How many points is SHIPWAYS worth?

SHIPWAYS scores 19 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does shipways mean?

shipways is the plural of shipway, which means “structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in SHIPWAYS?

You can make 155 shorter words from SHIPWAYS, such as SHIPWAY, SWASHY, SWISHY, WASPISH. See the full list.