WAVER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WAVER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAVER?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAVER is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAVER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAVER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WAVER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does WAVER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To hesitate between choices, or to move unsteadily.
Waver covers both a physical unsteadiness, like a flame that wavers in a draught, and a mental one, like a person who wavers between two decisions. The two senses grew from the same root idea of moving back and forth without settling, and English keeps them under a single word rather than splitting them apart. It differs from waiver, a legal noun with an unrelated spelling that is often confused with it.
How WAVER is used
Common in everyday and literary writing about doubt, courage or unsteady light.
- Her resolve began to waver after the third refusal.
- The candle flame wavered every time the door opened.
- He did not waver even when the others changed their minds.
- The needle on the old gauge wavered before settling.
- A voice that wavers under pressure rarely goes unnoticed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAVER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAVER
13 longer words begin with WAVER.
Words ending in WAVER
1 words end in WAVER. Useful as a back hook: play WAVER onto a word already on the board.
Words with WAVER inside
3 words contain WAVER in the middle. Words that start with WAVER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WAVER
Common questions about WAVER
- Is WAVER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAVER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAVER worth?
- WAVER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAVER mean?
- To hesitate between choices, or to move unsteadily.
- What letters can be added to WAVER?
- WAVER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WAVER:
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