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What does railway mean? Is railway a Scrabble word?

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Is railway a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word railway is a Scrabble US word. The word railway is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

R1A1I1L1W4A1Y4

Is railway a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word railway is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

R1A1I1L1W4A1Y4

Is railway a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word railway is a Words With Friends word. The word railway is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1A1I1L2W4A1Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

RAILWAY,

6-letter words (2 found)

AIRWAY,WARILY,

5-letter words (7 found)

ALARY,ALIYA,ALWAY,LAARI,LAIRY,RAWLY,RIYAL,

4-letter words (27 found)

AIRY,ALAR,ALAY,ARIA,ARIL,ARYL,AWAY,AWRY,LAIR,LARI,LIAR,LIRA,LYRA,RAIA,RAIL,RAYA,RIAL,RYAL,WAIL,WAIR,WALI,WALY,WARY,WILY,WIRY,YAAR,YAWL,

3-letter words (22 found)

AAL,AIA,AIL,AIR,ALA,ARY,AWA,AWL,LAR,LAW,LAY,RAI,RAW,RAY,RIA,RYA,WAI,WAR,WAY,WRY,YAR,YAW,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AI,AL,AR,AW,AY,LA,LI,YA,

You can make 68 words from railway according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of railway

railway

Etymology

rail +‎ way.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪlweɪ

Noun

railway (plural railways)

  1. (chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
  2. (chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.

Synonyms

  • (track): railroad track, railway track, railway line, rails
  • (system): (US) railroad, rail
  • rwy, RY, Ry., ry (abbreviations)

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛ.lwɛ/, /ʁe.lwɛ/

Noun

railway m (plural railways)

  1. (Anglicism) railway
    Synonym: chemin de fer

Further reading

  • “railway”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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