leeway

leeway is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.
2. noun. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

   Synonyms: allowance, margin, tolerance

3. noun. (of a ship or plane) sideways drift

Synonyms

allowance, margin, tolerance

Common word forms

leeways

Words from these letters

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