AWAY — 4 letter word
away
The word away has 4 letters: A, W, A, Y. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. As a adverb, it means "from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)".
4 letter word "away": A W A Y — adverb
Scrabble score: 10 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of away
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| W | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of away
adverb
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) "ran away from the lion" Synonyms: forth
- from one's possession Synonyms: out
- in reserve Synonyms: aside
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) Synonyms: aside
- out of existence "the music faded away"
- indicating continuing action
- in a different direction Synonyms: aside
- in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping) "put the toys away"
- at a distance in space or time "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)" Synonyms: off
- so as to be removed or gotten rid of "cleared the mess away"
- freely or at will "fire away!"
adjective
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter "the pitch was away (or wide)" Synonyms: outside
- used of an opponent's ground "an away game"
- not present