Is WAYWARD a word?
WAYWARD is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 32 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, WAYWARD is a valid word.
What does wayward mean?
adjective: resistant to guidance or discipline.
“Mary Mary quite contrary”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
WAYWARD: word details
- Pronunciation: WAY-wurd (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 17 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 wayward
Words you can make from the letters of wayward.
Solve a whole rack, not just WAYWARD
WAYWARD 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 WAYWARD mean?
WAYWARD is a adjective. It means: resistant to guidance or discipline.
Is WAYWARD a valid word?
Yes, WAYWARD is a valid word. It scores 17 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.