Leeway
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
The sideways drift of a ship or aircraft from its intended course, or more broadly the freedom of action or extra margin available.
“The project manager gave the team some leeway to explore more creative solutions.”
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lee·way
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Wordle
Contains the EE vowel pair and ends in -WAY, with a rich mixture of vowels throughout
Scrabble
W scores 4 points and Y scores 4 points, making this one of the higher-value common words of this length
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