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Is throwaway a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word throwaway is a Scrabble US word. The word throwaway is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Is throwaway a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word throwaway is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

T1H4R1O1W4A1W4A1Y4

Is throwaway a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word throwaway is a Words With Friends word. The word throwaway is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1H3R1O1W4A1W4A1Y3

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9-letter words (1 found)

THROWAWAY,

7-letter words (1 found)

TOWAWAY,

6-letter words (4 found)

AWHATO,WORTHY,WRATHY,WROATH,

5-letter words (23 found)

AORTA,ARHAT,AROHA,AWATO,HOARY,OTARY,RATHA,RAYAH,RHYTA,ROWTH,TAYRA,THAWY,THRAW,THROW,TORAH,WARTY,WHATA,WHORT,WORTH,WRATH,WROTH,YARTA,YARTO,

4-letter words (49 found)

AHOY,AROW,ARTY,AWAY,AWRY,AYAH,HAAR,HARO,HART,HOAR,HORA,HOYA,OARY,OATH,OATY,RATA,RATH,RATO,RAYA,ROTA,ROWT,RYOT,TAHA,TAHR,TARA,TARO,TAWA,THAR,THAW,THRO,TORA,TORY,TOWY,TRAY,TROW,TROY,TWAY,TYRO,WAAH,WART,WARY,WAWA,WHAT,WHOA,WHOT,WHOW,WOAH,WORT,YAAR,

3-letter words (53 found)

AAH,AHA,ART,ARY,AWA,HAO,HAT,HAW,HAY,HOA,HOT,HOW,HOY,OAR,OAT,ORA,ORT,OWT,RAH,RAT,RAW,RAY,RHO,RHY,ROT,ROW,RYA,TAO,TAR,TAW,TAY,THO,THY,TOR,TOW,TOY,TRY,TWA,TWO,WAR,WAT,WAW,WAY,WHA,WHO,WHY,WOT,WOW,WRY,YAH,YAR,YAW,YOW,

2-letter words (17 found)

AA,AH,AR,AT,AW,AY,HA,HO,OH,OR,OW,OY,TA,TO,WO,YA,YO,

You can make 148 words from throwaway according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of throwaway

throwaway

Etymology

Deverbal from throw away.

Adjective

throwaway (not comparable)

  1. Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
  2. Extemporaneous; off the cuff.
  3. Given in a casual manner, either deliberately or unconsciously, with apparent disregard for effect.
    • As the film opens, a martial-drum-dominated version of the "Star Wars" theme and the inevitable bottom-to-top print crawl inform us that the Clone Wars, a conflict that originated as a throwaway line in the original 1977 film... https://web.archive.org/web/20150911134648/http://www.nysun.com/arts/star-wars-clone-wars-painted-in-the-stars/83922/
    • I was intrigued by the exchange in one of the opening scenes where the Warden says to Snake: "You flew the wing-five over Leningrad, didn't you?" It turns out to be just a throwaway line, but for a moment it worked like the best SF, where a casual reference can imply a lot. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125090151/http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/gibson_interview.html

Synonyms

  • (being intended for a single use): single-use, disposable

Derived terms

Noun

throwaway (plural throwaways)

  1. Something temporary and disposable, as:
    1. Any printed material that need not be kept after being read; especially, a flyer or brochure.
    2. (Internet) A burner account.

Source: wiktionary.org