way

NOUNADVERB /weɪ/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH W

way is a valid 3-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4A1Y4
4 + 1 + 4 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does way mean?

NOUN · 12 SENSES
2

A portion of something divided into shares.

“they split the loot three ways”

3

Doing as one pleases or chooses.

“if I had my way”

4

The condition of things generally.

“that's the way it is”

“I felt the same way”

5

The property of distance in general.

“it's a long way to Moscow”

“he went a long ways”

BROADER
7

Thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end.

“the true way to success”

SYNONYMS
8

A line leading to a place or point.

“didn't know the way home”

SYNONYMS
9

How something is done or how it happens.

“a lonely way of life”

BROADER
10

A general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'.

“they didn't have much in the way of clothing”

BROADER
11

A journey or passage.

“they are on the way”

12

Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another.

“he said he was looking for the way out”

ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

To a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States).

“way over budget”

“way off base”

SYNONYMS
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Anagrams of way

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