Getaway

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The capacity or quality of being able to accelerate rapidly from a stationary position.

“The sports car's getaway was impressive, reaching high speed almost instantly.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

get·a·way

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Synonyms

pickuplam

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

GETAWAY has three vowels (E, A, A) plus Y, G and W are the less common consonants

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Scrabble

G(2)+E(1)+T(1)+A(1)+W(4)+A(1)+Y(4)=14 points, W and Y add good value, useful for high-scoring plays

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Anagrams of Getaway

Words that use exactly the same letters as “getaway”.

gateway

Words you can make from Getaway

Shorter words formed from the letters in “getaway”.

agate agaty tweag waget aget awag awat away gaea gaet gata gate geat geta gyte wage

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