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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. AWAY is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (4 letters, 10 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: adjective
used of an opponent's ground; "an away game"
outside, off, forth, out, aside, by
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
AWAY scores 10 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×2, W×1, Y×1
AWAY has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
AWAY is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with A, ends with Y, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "AWAY — used of an opponent's ground; "an away game"" (10 Scrabble points).
AWAY is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is AWAY a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
AWAY (adjective): (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch". Additional senses: used of an opponent's ground; "an away game"; from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"; from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets".
In standard Scrabble scoring, AWAY totals 10 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. AWAY relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
AWAY is 4 letters long, begins with A, ends with Y, and sorts to the alphagram AAWY. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so AWAY is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 4-letter entries, AWAY ranks by raw score (10 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZIZZ, JAZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, AWAY carries 2 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on A or Y are common study angles; browse words starting with A and words ending with Y to rehearse parallel sets.
AWAY is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with A, ends with Y, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 4-letter entries like AWAY frequently cross shorter words; knowing that AWAY contains A, W, Y helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as a??y to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside AWAY include AW, AY, WA — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: A, W, Y. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble away directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 10 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat AWAY as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "AWAY — used of an opponent's ground; "an away game"" (10 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.