WAS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. WAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAS?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAS is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WAS scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in WAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does WAS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To be — the past form used with I, he, she or it.
Was and were come from two different verbs that merged: one supplied the present and the other the past, which is why nothing about them looks related. English is not alone in this — the same merger happened in several neighbouring languages.
How WAS is used
Past tense of be, first and third person singular.
- It was colder than the forecast promised.
- She was here an hour ago and left nothing.
- There was no answer and no note either.
- The verb was comes from a different root than the present forms.
- He was right and said so for a week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WAS
The 3 tiles of WAS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WAS
Showing 24 of 168 words that begin with WAS.
Words ending in WAS
Showing 24 of 27 words that end in WAS. Useful as a back hook: play WAS onto a word already on the board.
Words with WAS inside
Showing 24 of 150 words that contain WAS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with WAS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WAS
Common questions about WAS
- Is WAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAS worth?
- WAS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAS mean?
- To be — the past form used with I, he, she or it.
- What letters can be added to WAS?
- WAS takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of WAS:
Open WAS in the Word Finder