AWAIT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AWAIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AWAIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AWAIT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AWAIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
awaitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AWAIT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AWAIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does AWAIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To wait for something or someone, especially an expected event or outcome.
Await behaves like wait but takes a direct object, so a letter, a decision or a verdict is awaited rather than waited for. The word carries a slightly more formal or literary tone than the everyday wait, and it often appears in writing about anticipation with a sense of consequence attached -- a trial, a diagnosis, a reply. It can also describe something lying ready ahead of a person, as in a surprise awaits you.
How AWAIT is used
Takes a direct object, unlike wait; common in formal or written contexts.
- They awaited the jury's verdict in silence.
- A warm welcome awaited the travellers at the inn.
- She awaited his reply for three anxious days.
- The soldiers awaited orders at the edge of the forest.
- Investors are awaiting the bank's decision on interest rates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AWAIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AWAIT
The 5 tiles of AWAIT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AWAIT
5 longer words begin with AWAIT.
Shorter words from the letters in AWAIT
Common questions about AWAIT
- Is AWAIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AWAIT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AWAIT worth?
- AWAIT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AWAIT mean?
- To wait for something or someone, especially an expected event or outcome.
- What letters can be added to AWAIT?
- AWAIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AWAIT:
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