Headway

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The vertical clearance beneath a bridge, arch, or overhead structure that allows passage.

“The lorry was too tall to fit beneath the limited headway of the old stone bridge.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈhɛdweɪ/

Syllables

head·way

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Synonyms

headroomclearance head

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Wordle

H-E-A-D with -WAY ending, W and Y at the end are less common Wordle letters worth testing

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Scrabble

W (4 pts) boosts value, WAY is a useful suffix hook, HEAD root with good board extension potential

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “headway”.

aahed adawe ahead hawed hayed heady yawed adaw aday ahey away awed ayah dawe dewy dhaw eyah hade haed haya haye hdwe head hyde

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