Definitions For Folkway

Noun

FOLKWAY (plural FOLKWAYs) Often {{glossary, plural}}: a belief or custom common#adjective, common to members of a culture#noun, culture or society.

Alternative forms

folk way folk-way

Related terms

folklife folklore

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 民俗, tr=mínsú Finnish: kansanviisaus German: Lebensweg, m, Volksart, m Irish: daon-nós, m Italian: costumanza, f, costume, m, credenza popolare, f, tradizione, f, usanza popolare, f Korean: 민속 Russian: обы́чай

Etymology

from folk + way.{{r:oed online + subentry=folkway + subpos=n + subid=3943512 + entry=folk + pos=n + id=72542 + date=1897 + nodot=yes}}; {{r:lexico + entry=folkways + pos=n}}

Is Folkway a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
20

The word Folkway is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

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