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Sideways

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

About 3 syllables

adjective · adverb · 8 letters · Very common

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

What does sideways mean?

adjective

  1. (of movement) at an angle

    Synonymscrabwise

adverb

  1. with one side forward or to the front

    “turned sideways to show the profile”

    Synonymssidewaysidewise

  2. from the side; obliquely

    “a picture lit sideways”

    Synonymssidewaysidewise

  3. toward one side

    “the car slipped sideways into the ditch”

    Synonymssidewaysidewise

  4. to, toward or at one side

    “darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face”

    Synonymssidelongobliquely

Is SIDEWAYS 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 SIDEWAYS worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
s 1i 1d 2e 1w 4a 1y 4s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
s 1i 1d 2e 1w 4a 1y 3s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
s 1i 1d 2e 1w 4a 1y 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
s 1i 1d 2e 1w 5a 1y 4s 1

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

Words from the letters in SIDEWAYS

Anagrams 1

waysides

Words that end like SIDEWAYS

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.

holidaysnowadaysmotorwaysexpresswaysgatewaysgetawaysoverlaysrunawayscastawayscausewaysdisarraysdrivewayshideawaysstowawaysunderlayswaterwaysyesterdaysdisplaysalwaysplaysstaysdayspayssays
All words ending in -AYS

Sideways: quick answers

Is SIDEWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SIDEWAYS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SIDEWAYS worth?
SIDEWAYS scores 15 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sideways mean?
As an adjective, sideways means “(of movement) at an angle”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SIDEWAYS?
You can make 175 shorter words from SIDEWAYS, such as SIDEWAY, WAYSIDE, SWAYED, DEAWY. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SIDEWAYS?
SIDEWAYS rearranges into WAYSIDES.