Is SIDEWAYS a word?

SIDEWAYS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.

Yes, SIDEWAYS is a valid word.

Scrabble 15Words With Friends 14Length 8

What does sideways mean?

adjective: (of movement) at an angle.

Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.

SIDEWAYS: word details

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Solve a whole rack, not just SIDEWAYS

SIDEWAYS 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 SIDEWAYS mean?

SIDEWAYS is a adjective. It means: (of movement) at an angle.

Is SIDEWAYS a valid word?

Yes, SIDEWAYS is a valid word. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 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.