Is CASTAWAY a word?
CASTAWAY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 54 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CASTAWAY is a valid word.
What does castaway mean?
noun: a person who is rejected (from society or home).
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CASTAWAY: word details
- Pronunciation: KAS-tuh-way (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside castaway
Words you can make from the letters of castaway.
Solve a whole rack, not just CASTAWAY
CASTAWAY is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CASTAWAY mean?
CASTAWAY is a noun. It means: a person who is rejected (from society or home).
Is CASTAWAY a valid word?
Yes, CASTAWAY is a valid word. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.