Scrabble & Words with friends points
- away is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
- away is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
- away is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9
Definition of away
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) (adverb)
Examples
- pushed all doubts away
Synonyms
- aside
- from one's possession (adverb)
Examples
- gave away the tickets
Synonyms
- out
- in a different direction (adverb)
Examples
- turn away one's face
- glanced away
Synonyms
- aside
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) (adverb)
Examples
- 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
Synonyms
- forth
- off
- in reserve; not for immediate use (adverb)
Examples
- has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day
Synonyms
- aside
- by
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter (adjective)
Examples
- the pitch was away (or wide)
Synonyms
- outside
- at a distance in space or time (adverb)
Examples
- the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
- the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
- away back in the 18th century
Synonyms
- off
- not present; having left (adjective)
Examples
- he's away right now
- you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
- used of an opponent's ground (adjective)
Examples
- an away game
See definition of away in Merriam Webster