WAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. WAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAGE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAGE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAGE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does WAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Payment made to a worker, typically calculated by the hour, day, or week.
A wage differs from a salary in that it is usually tied directly to hours worked rather than a fixed annual amount. Many countries set a legal minimum wage that employers must pay their workers.
How WAGE is used
Countable noun, often used in the plural as wages.
- Her weekly wage barely covered the rent.
- The company raised the minimum wage this year.
- He negotiated a higher wage for the new role.
- Wages in the industry have risen steadily.
- Workers went on strike over unpaid wages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAGE
16 longer words begin with WAGE.
Words ending in WAGE
11 words end in WAGE. Useful as a back hook: play WAGE onto a word already on the board.
Words with WAGE inside
16 words contain WAGE in the middle. Words that start with WAGE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WAGE
Common questions about WAGE
- Is WAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAGE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAGE worth?
- WAGE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAGE mean?
- Payment made to a worker, typically calculated by the hour, day, or week.
- What letters can be added to WAGE?
- WAGE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WAGE:
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