highway: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 20 letter points · starts with H · ends with Y
Meaning of highway
noun
A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
Any public road.
- figuratively
A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny.
Example: You're on a highway to greatness.
Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”).
Listed forms: highways, hwy, hiway.
Source: Wiktionary — highway.
verb
To travel on a highway
Listed forms: highways, highwaying, highwayed, hwy, hiway.
Source: Wiktionary — highway.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a major road for any form of motor transport
- main road
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is highway in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of highway
H(4) + I(1) + G(2) + H(4) + W(4) + A(1) + Y(4) = 20 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of highway
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from highway
20 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in highway. Showing up to 24, longest first.