AWAVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. AWAVE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AWAVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AWAVE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AWAVE
No single letter turns AWAVE into another word.
How AWAVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AWAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does AWAVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicpoetic
Rippling or undulating like a wave, rising and falling in a continuous motion.
Awave describes surfaces that move in a rolling pattern without breaking, such as a field of wheat or a stretch of water stirred by wind. Unlike asway, which suggests a swing from side to side, awave points to a rolling, up-and-down movement across a whole surface.
How AWAVE is used
Confined almost entirely to older or consciously poetic description.
- The wheat field stood awave under the summer wind.
- Flags along the harbour were awave in the breeze.
- The bay lay awave with a low, steady swell.
- Grass on the hillside seemed awave from a distance.
- The banner hung awave whenever the door opened.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AWAVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AWAVE
Common questions about AWAVE
- Is AWAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AWAVE is not in it.
- How many points is AWAVE worth?
- AWAVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AWAVE mean?
- Rippling or undulating like a wave, rising and falling in a continuous motion.
- What letters can be added to AWAVE?
- No single letter can be added to AWAVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AWAVE:
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