WAVEOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. WAVEOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAVEOFF?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAVEOFF is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAVEOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
waveoffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAVEOFF scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WAVEOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does WAVEOFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A signal or order telling a pilot not to land and to go around for another approach.
A waveoff is given by a landing signal officer on a carrier deck, or by a controller, when the runway is not safe. The pilot adds power at once and climbs away instead of touching down.
How WAVEOFF is used
Waveoff is used in aviation, especially naval flying, for a cancelled landing.
- The fouled deck forced a waveoff at the last second.
- He took the waveoff calmly and circled back.
- A waveoff is safer than forcing a bad landing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAVEOFF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAVEOFF
1 longer words begin with WAVEOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in WAVEOFF
Common questions about WAVEOFF
- Is WAVEOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAVEOFF, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAVEOFF worth?
- WAVEOFF is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAVEOFF mean?
- A signal or order telling a pilot not to land and to go around for another approach.
- What letters can be added to WAVEOFF?
- WAVEOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WAVEOFF:
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