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Term: way

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "way": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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way

Definitions

Noun

  1. How something is done or how it happens
  2. How a result is obtained or an end is achieved
  3. A line leading to a place or point
  4. The condition of things generally
  5. A course of conduct
  6. Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
  7. A journey or passage
  8. Space for movement
  9. The property of distance in general
  10. Doing as one pleases or chooses
  11. A general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
  12. A portion of something divided into shares

Adverb

  1. To a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the united states)
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "way".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 way 1 908
2 always 2 458
3 away 2 456
4 ways 1 128
5 anyway 3 46
6 highway 2 40
7 broadway 2 24
8 halfway 2 18
9 highways 2 16
10 doorway 2 15
11 driveway 2 14
12 railway 2 12
13 wayne 1 12
14 expressway 3 10
15 swayed 1 9
16 midway 2 8
17 hallway 2 7
18 subway 2 7
19 airways 2 6
20 parkway 2 6
21 runaway 3 6
22 stairway 2 6
23 fairway 2 5
24 freeway 2 5
25 freeways 2 5
26 roadway 2 5
27 sway 1 5
28 giveaway 3 4
29 passageway 3 4
30 runway 2 4
31 runways 2 4
32 carraway 3 3
33 doorways 2 3
34 gateway 2 3
35 giveaways 3 3
36 pathways 2 3
37 sideways 2 3
38 swaying 2 3
39 underway 3 3
40 waterways 3 3
41 wayward 2 3
42 caraway 3 2
43 fairways 2 2
44 galway 2 2
45 hathaway 3 2
46 hemingway 3 2
47 leeway 2 2
48 norway 2 2
49 raceway 2 2
50 stairways 2 2
51 straightaway 3 2
52 three-way 2 2
53 waterway 3 2
54 wayside 2 2
55 alleyways 3 1
56 anyways 3 1
57 breakaway 3 1
58 broadway's 2 1
59 companionway 4 1
60 conway 2 1
61 driveways 2 1
62 fenway 2 1
63 gateways 2 1
64 getaway 3 1
65 hallways 2 1
66 hemingway's 3 1
67 hideaway 3 1
68 holloway 3 1
69 one-way 2 1
70 railways 2 1
71 ridgway 2 1
72 roadways 2 1
73 skyway 2 1
74 subways 2 1
75 superhighways 4 1
76 thruway 2 1
77 two-way 2 1
78 walkways 2 1
79 way's 1 1
80 waylaid 2 1
81 airway 2 0
82 airway's 2 0
83 airways' 2 0
84 airways's 3 0
85 alleyway 3 0
86 alloway 3 0
87 amway 2 0
88 anway 2 0
89 archway 2 0
90 attaway 3 0
91 aways 2 0
92 beltway 2 0
93 benway 2 0
94 bradway 2 0
95 breezeway 2 0
96 broadaway 3 0
97 brockway 2 0
98 brockway's 2 0
99 bushway 2 0
100 byway 2 0
101 byways 2 0
102 calaway 3 0
103 callaway 3 0
104 callaway's 3 0
105 calloway 3 0
106 caloway 3 0
107 cashway 2 0
108 cashways 2 0
109 castaway 3 0
110 castaways 3 0
111 causeway 2 0
112 causeways 2 0
113 conaway 3 0
114 connaway 3 0
115 cutaway 3 0
116 dewayne 2 0
117 donaway 3 0
118 dunaway 3 0
119 dunnaway 3 0
120 duwayne 2 0
121 dwayne 1 0
122 edgeway 2 0
123 edgeways 2 0
124 elway 2 0
125 elway's 2 0
126 entryway 3 0
127 erway 2 0
128 faraway 3 0
129 fellsway 2 0
130 flyway 2 0
131 folkway 2 0
132 folkways 2 0
133 foodway 2 0
134 foodways 2 0
135 freightway 2 0
136 freightways 2 0
137 gadway 2 0
138 gallaway 3 0
139 galloway 3 0
140 galloways 3 0
141 gallway 2 0
142 ganaway 3 0
143 gannaway 3 0
144 garraway 3 0
145 garroway 3 0
146 gasaway 3 0
147 gassaway 3 0
148 gateway's 2 0
149 gazaway 3 0
150 getaways 3 0
151 greenaway 3 0
152 greenway 2 0
153 gway 1 0
154 hadaway 3 0
155 haddaway 3 0
156 halloway 3 0
157 hanaway 3 0
158 hanway 2 0
159 haraway 3 0
160 hardaway 3 0
161 hardway 2 0
162 hataway 3 0
163 hathaway's 3 0
164 hatheway 2 0
165 hattaway 3 0
166 headway 2 0
167 hemenway 3 0
168 highway's 2 0
169 hiway 2 0
170 holaway 3 0
171 holdaway 3 0
172 hollaway 3 0
173 holway 2 0
174 huntway 2 0
175 jakeway 2 0
176 jamesway 2 0
177 janeway 2 0
178 kenway 2 0
179 kingsway 2 0
180 laraway 3 0
181 lashway 2 0
182 lavarnway 3 0
183 layaway 3 0
184 leaseway 2 0
185 leaseway's 2 0
186 lengthways 2 0
187 lonsway 2 0
188 mcmanaway 4 0
189 midway's 2 0
190 newgateway 3 0
191 northway 2 0
192 norway's 2 0
193 ordiway 3 0
194 ordway 2 0
195 ottaway 3 0
196 ottaway's 3 0
197 paceway 2 0
198 pathway 2 0
199 pettaway 3 0
200 petteway 2 0
201 pettway 2 0
202 petway 2 0
203 piscataway 4 0
204 placeway 2 0
205 preway 2 0
206 queensway 2 0
207 rahway 2 0
208 railway's 2 0
209 ridgeway 2 0
210 riverway 3 0
211 rockaway 3 0
212 rodeway 2 0
213 runaways 3 0
214 safeway 2 0
215 safeway's 2 0
216 salway 2 0
217 sawaya 3 0
218 seaway 2 0
219 selway 2 0
220 shumway 2 0
221 solloway 3 0
222 soloway 3 0
223 southway 2 0
224 speedway 2 0
225 spillway 2 0
226 stanaway 3 0
227 stanway 2 0
228 steinway 2 0
229 steinway's 2 0
230 stowaway 3 0
231 stowaway's 3 0
232 stowaways 3 0
233 straightaways 3 0
234 strangwayes 2 0
235 sub-way 2 0
236 superhighway 4 0
237 swayne 1 0
238 sways 1 0
239 swayze 1 0
240 taxiway 3 0
241 throughway 2 0
242 throwaway 3 0
243 trailways 2 0
244 trailways' 2 0
245 transway 2 0
246 treadaway 3 0
247 treadway 2 0
248 tredway 2 0
249 unswayed 2 0
250 usairways 4 0
251 walkway 2 0
252 wayans 2 0
253 waybright 2 0
254 waycaster 3 0
255 waye 1 0
256 wayland 2 0
257 waylay 2 0
258 waylon 2 0
259 wayman 2 0
260 waymire 2 0
261 wayne's 1 0
262 waynesboro 3 0
263 waynesville 2 0
264 waynick 2 0
265 wayson 2 0
266 wayt 1 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "way".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 away 2 456
2 sway 1 5
3 weigh 1 4
4 wei 1 2
5 gway 1 0
6 hwe 1 0
7 waye 1 0
8 wey 1 0
9 whey 1 0
10 wy 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "way".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 away 2 456
2 ways 1 128
3 wally 2 25
4 weary 2 17
5 wayne 1 12
6 wary 2 7
7 sway 1 5
8 waxy 2 2
9 wavy 2 2
10 way's 1 1
11 wray 1 0
12 wayt 1 0
13 waye 1 0
14 wagy 2 0
15 gway 1 0
16 wy 1 0
17 wa 1 0
18 ay 1 0
19 watry 2 0
20 washy 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "way" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 way to 1 26
2 way of 1 9
3 way as 1 5
4 way that 1 4
5 way the 1 4
6 way for 1 3
7 way around 2 2
8 way in 1 2
9 way a 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "way" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 the way 1 28
2 a way 1 11
3 same way 1 6
4 no way 1 6
5 this way 1 4
6 their way 1 4
7 by way 1 3
8 another way 3 2
9 new way 1 2
10 gave way 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "way" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 change 1 2
2 two-thirds 2 2
3 another 3 2
4 emancipation 5 2
5 paved 1 2
6 nimbly 2 2
7 structured 2 2
8 ideas 3 2
9 standard 2 2
10 analogous 4 2
11 simplest 2 2
12 almost 2 2
13 common 2 2
14 although 2 2
15 contributors 4 2
16 appropriate 4 2
17 easiest 3 2
18 much 1 2
19 intended 3 2
20 find 1 2
21 new 1 2
22 may 1 2
23 meaning 2 2
24 traditional 4 2
25 sail 1 2
26 cleared 1 2
27 named 1 2
28 giving 2 2
29 rather 2 2
30 given 2 2
31 dispatch 2 2
32 crisis 2 2
33 racing 2 2
34 revolutionized 5 2
35 game 1 2
36 viewed 1 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "way".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 was 1 9815
2 who 1 2252
3 war 1 464
4 why 1 404
5 won't 1 105
6 won 1 68
7 win 1 55
8 wet 1 53
9 wit 1 20
10 who's 1 18
11 wax 1 14
12 who'd 1 9
13 web 1 6
14 woe 1 5
15 wry 1 5
16 wee 1 4
17 war's 1 3
18 woo 1 3
19 wan 1 2
20 wed 1 2
21 wei 1 2
22 way's 1 1
23 wes 1 1
24 who'll 1 1
25 wig 1 1
26 wil 1 1
27 wop 1 1
28 wow 1 1
29 wad 1 0
30 wag 1 0
31 wag's 1 0
32 wah 1 0
33 wah's 1 0
34 wah-pei 2 0
35 wai 1 0
36 wal 1 0
37 wal-mart 2 0
38 wat 1 0
39 wen 1 0
40 wey 1 0
41 who're 2 0
42 who've 1 0
43 why'd 1 0
44 why're 2 0
45 why's 1 0
46 wii 1 0
47 wik 1 0
48 wil's 1 0
49 win's 1 0
50 win-win 2 0
51 wis 1 0
52 wit's 1 0
53 wix 1 0
54 wiz 1 0
55 wok 1 0
56 woo's 1 0
57 wor 1 0
58 wow's 1 0
59 woy 1 0
60 wye 1 0
61 wyk 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 13

Fragments: 266

Sound Alikes: 10

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 9

Words that Precede: 10

Statistically Associated: 36

Consonant Matches: 61

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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