Away

/əˈweɪ/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters
Definition of Away

verb

  1. To depart; to go to another place.

    "At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed."

adjective

  1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.

    "The master is away from home."

  2. At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.

    "He's miles away by now."

  3. Not on one's home territory.

    "Next, they are playing away in Dallas."

  4. (following the noun modified) Out.

    "Two men away in the bottom of the ninth."

adverb

  1. From a place, hence.

    "He went away on vacation."

  2. Aside; off; in another direction.

    "I tried to approach him, but he turned away."

  3. Aside, so as to discard something.

    "throw away, chuck away, toss away"

  4. At a stated distance in time or space.

    "Christmas is only two weeks away."

  5. In or to something's usual or proper storage place.

    "I'll dry the dishes and you put them away."

interjection

  1. Come on!; go on!
Anagrams of Away

No exact anagrams found for "away". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "away" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Away"

Away is a 4-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Away" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "away" is a medium-scoring word.