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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. TAKEAWAY is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (8 letters, 18 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
takeout, takeout food, remove, take, withdraw, take out, detract, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
TAKEAWAY scores 18 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×3, E×1, K×1, T×1, W×1, Y×1
TAKEAWAY has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
TAKEAWAY is a 8-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 8, starts with T, ends with Y, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "TAKEAWAY — take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"" (18 Scrabble points).
TAKEAWAY is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is TAKEAWAY a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
TAKEAWAY (noun): the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass). Additional senses: a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures; prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"; remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment".
In standard Scrabble scoring, TAKEAWAY totals 18 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. TAKEAWAY relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
TAKEAWAY is 8 letters long, begins with T, ends with Y, and sorts to the alphagram AAAEKTWY. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so TAKEAWAY is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 4 vowels, 4 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 8-letter entries, TAKEAWAY ranks by raw score (18 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZYZZYVAS, QUIZZIFY, QUIZZERY, QUIZZISH; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, TAKEAWAY carries 4 vowels and 4 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on T or Y are common study angles; browse words starting with T and words ending with Y to rehearse parallel sets.
TAKEAWAY is a 8-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 8, starts with T, ends with Y, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 8-letter entries like TAKEAWAY frequently cross shorter words; knowing that TAKEAWAY contains A, E, K, T, W, Y helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as t??????y to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside TAKEAWAY include AK, AW, AY — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: T, A, K, E, W, Y. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble takeaway directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 18 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat TAKEAWAY as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "TAKEAWAY — take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"" (18 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.