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Takeaway

t 1a 1k 5e 1a 1w 4a 1y 4

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon

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

What does takeaway mean?

noun

  1. prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises

    “in England they call takeout food `takeaway'”

    Synonymstakeouttakeout food

  2. a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures

  3. the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

Is TAKEAWAY 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 TAKEAWAY worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
t 1a 1k 5e 1a 1w 4a 1y 4

Words With Friends

17 pts
t 1a 1k 5e 1a 1w 4a 1y 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
t 1a 1k 5e 1a 1w 4a 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
t 1a 1k 6e 1a 1w 5a 1y 4

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

Words from the letters in TAKEAWAY

Hooks for TAKEAWAY

Add one letter to the front or back of TAKEAWAY to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

takeaways

Words that end like TAKEAWAY

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

hideaway
All words ending in -EAWAY

Takeaway: quick answers

Is TAKEAWAY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TAKEAWAY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TAKEAWAY worth?
TAKEAWAY scores 18 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does takeaway mean?
As a noun, takeaway means “prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TAKEAWAY?
You can make 78 shorter words from TAKEAWAY, such as TWEAKY, AWAKE, TWEAK, KAWA. See the full list.