The word sway is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • sway n. The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
  • sway n. A rocking or swinging motion.
  • sway n. Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

ACT AUTHORITY INCLINES INFLUENCE MOTION OF ONE OR ROCKING SIDE SWAYING SWEEP SWING SWINGING THAT THE TO WEAPON WEIGHT

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AY WAY

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AW YA YAW YAWS

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

WAYS YAWS

14 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

AWAY SHAY SLAY SPAY STAY SWAB SWAD SWAG SWAM SWAN SWAP SWAT SWEY TWAY

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

SAY SWY WAY

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

SWALY SWAMY

16 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SWAYL SWAYS SWAYED SWAYER SWAYLS SWAYERS SWAYFUL SWAYING SWAYLED SWAYABLE SWAYBACK SWAYINGS SWAYLING SWAYBACKS SWAYLINGS SWAYBACKED

11 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

UPSWAYS UNSWAYED UPSWAYED CROSSWAYS OVERSWAYS UPSWAYING BARRASWAYS OVERSWAYED UNSWAYABLE EXPRESSWAYS OVERSWAYING

6 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ASWAY UPSWAY CROSSWAY OVERSWAY BARRASWAY EXPRESSWAY

13 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ASWAY AWAYS
+G GAWSY
+H WASHY
+L SWALY SWAYL YAWLS
+M SWAMY
+N YAWNS
+P WASPY YAWPS
+S SWAYS
+T TWAYS

8 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A SWY
-S WAY YAW
-W AYS SAY YAS
-Y SAW WAS

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 178 chance (0.56%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 778 chance (0.13%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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