Definition of way

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • way is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • way is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • way is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of way


  • space for movement (noun)

    Examples

    1. make way for

    Synonyms

    1. elbow room
    2. room
  • a course of conduct (noun)

    Examples

    1. we went our separate ways

    Synonyms

    1. path
    2. way of life
  • thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end (noun)

    Examples

    1. the true way to success

    Synonyms

    1. agency
    2. means
  • a line leading to a place or point (noun)

    Examples

    1. didn't know the way home

    Synonyms

    1. direction
  • to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States) (adverb)

    Examples

    1. way over budget
    2. way off base

    Synonyms

    1. right smart
  • how something is done or how it happens (noun)

    Examples

    1. a lonely way of life

    Synonyms

    1. fashion
    2. manner
    3. mode
    4. style
  • a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of' (noun)

    Examples

    1. they didn't have much in the way of clothing
  • a journey or passage (noun)

    Examples

    1. they are on the way
  • any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another (noun)

    Examples

    1. he said he was looking for the way out
  • a portion of something divided into shares (noun)

    Examples

    1. they split the loot three ways
  • doing as one pleases or chooses (noun)

    Examples

    1. if I had my way
  • the condition of things generally (noun)

    Examples

    1. that's the way it is
    2. I felt the same way
  • the property of distance in general (noun)

    Examples

    1. it's a long way to Moscow
    2. he went a long ways

See definition of way in Merriam Webster