sidewise

ADVERB /saɪd,waɪz/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

sidewise is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1I1D2E1W4I1S1E1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does sidewise mean?

ADVERB · 3 SENSES
1

Toward one side.

“a figure moving sidewise in the shadows”

2

From the side; obliquely.

“scenes viewed sidewise”

3

With one side forward or to the front.

“crabs seeming to walk sidewise”