CASTAWAY
/ˈkæ.stə.weɪ/
8 letters · 3 syllables · noun, adjective
Definition of CASTAWAY
A shipwrecked sailor.
"Robinson Crusoe was a famous fictional castaway."
A discarded person or thing.
"This old coat was a castaway in someone's trash."
An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
"These homeless people are society's castaways."
Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
"After the mutiny, the castaway ship's officers suffered a month at sea in the lifeboat."
Shipwrecked.
"The storm left them castaway on an uninhabited island."
Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
Examples of CASTAWAY in a Sentence
- "Robinson Crusoe was a famous fictional castaway."
- "This old coat was a castaway in someone's trash."
- "These homeless people are society's castaways."
- "After the mutiny, the castaway ship's officers suffered a month at sea in the lifeboat."
Word Details
Is CASTAWAY a Scrabble Word?
Yes, CASTAWAY is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Tip: CASTAWAY uses 8 letters. Look for double or triple letter squares under high-value tiles to maximize your score.
Letter Values for CASTAWAY
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | c | a | s | t | a | w | a | y | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| WWF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
Words You Can Make With the Letters in CASTAWAY
61 words from the letters in CASTAWAY
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How to Use CASTAWAY in Word Games
CASTAWAY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, making it a high-scoring word.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble CASTAWAY to find 61 additional valid words.