WANT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. WANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WANT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WANT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WANT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WANT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does WANT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To desire or wish for something.
The verb derives from Old Norse vanta, meaning to lack or be missing. An older noun sense survives in phrases such as in want of, which points toward poverty rather than simple desire.
How WANT is used
Among the most frequently used verbs in everyday spoken English.
- Children often want sweets before dinner.
- She wanted a quiet place to read.
- They wanted to leave before the storm arrived.
- He wants nothing more than a quiet evening at home.
- We are wanting more information before deciding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WANT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WANT
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with WANT.
Words ending in WANT
1 words end in WANT. Useful as a back hook: play WANT onto a word already on the board.
Words with WANT inside
9 words contain WANT in the middle. Words that start with WANT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WANT
Common questions about WANT
- Is WANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WANT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WANT worth?
- WANT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WANT mean?
- To desire or wish for something.
- What letters can be added to WANT?
- WANT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WANT:
Open WANT in the Word Finder