WAFTAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WAFTAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAFTAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAFTAGE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAFTAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
waftagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAFTAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WAFTAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does WAFTAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The act of wafting, or conveyance through the air or over water on a gentle current.
Waftage is a rare noun from the verb waft, and it suggests something carried lightly and without effort. You might meet it in older descriptions of scents, sails, or distant sounds.
How WAFTAGE is used
The word waftage is archaic in flavour and seldom used in everyday speech.
- The waftage of sweet blossoms reached us across the field.
- Sailors trusted the gentle waftage of the breeze to move the boat.
- The waftage of the smoke carried it far from the camp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAFTAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAFTAGE
1 longer words begin with WAFTAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in WAFTAGE
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Common questions about WAFTAGE
- Is WAFTAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAFTAGE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAFTAGE worth?
- WAFTAGE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAFTAGE mean?
- The act of wafting, or conveyance through the air or over water on a gentle current.
- What letters can be added to WAFTAGE?
- WAFTAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WAFTAGE:
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