slipway
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
Definition of slipway
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
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noun
- A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
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A slip road.
“Immediately beyond the 'No entrance' sign onto the motorway slipway, turn right down the bank.”
“Cross a motorway slipway – there are no traffic lights. Then cross a major junction. Keep the motorway on your left.”
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Etymology
From slip + way.
Words you can make from slipway
116 playable · top: WASPILY (15 pts)
Best play waspily 15 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
17 words4-letter words
47 words- YAWP 12 pts
- SWAY 10 pts
- WALY 10 pts
- WAYS 10 pts
- WILY 10 pts
- YAWL 10 pts
- YAWS 10 pts
- YWIS 10 pts
- PALY 9 pts
- PAWL 9 pts
- PAWS 9 pts
- PAYS 9 pts
- PILY 9 pts
- PLAY 9 pts
- PYAS 9 pts
- SPAY 9 pts
- SWAP 9 pts
- WAPS 9 pts
- WASP 9 pts
- WISP 9 pts
- YAPS 9 pts
- YIPS 9 pts
- AWLS 7 pts
- LAWS 7 pts
- LAYS 7 pts
- SLAW 7 pts
- SLAY 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- WAIL 7 pts
- WALI 7 pts
- ALPS 6 pts
- LAPS 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PALS 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAS 6 pts
- SALP 6 pts
- SLAP 6 pts
- SLIP 6 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- WAY 9 pts
- YAW 9 pts
- PAW 8 pts
- PAY 8 pts
- PLY 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- SPY 8 pts
- WAP 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- YIP 8 pts
- AWL 6 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- LAW 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- SAW 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- WAS 6 pts
- WIS 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- ASP 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAS 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- SAP 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SPA 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
2-letter words
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