WAVES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WAVES 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.
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PlayableWAVES · 5 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 43,569odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WAVES?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.8%
Our own measure of how useful WAVES is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAVES
No single letter turns WAVES into another word.
How WAVES scores
Scrabble w4a1v4e1s1 11
Words with Friends w4a1v5e1s1 12
Face value of the 5 tiles in WAVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Words starting with WAVES
4 longer words begin with WAVES.
Words ending in WAVES
airwaves14 heatwaves18 picowaves19 tidewaves16 brainwaves18 crimewaves20 microwaves20 shortwaves19 superwaves18
9 words end in WAVES. Useful as a back hook: play WAVES onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in WAVES
vaws10 wave10 aves7 awes7 save7 vaes7 vase7 waes7 wase7 vaw9 ave6 awe6 sav6 saw6 sev6 sew6 vae6 vas6 wae6 was6 aes3 eas3 sae3 sea3 aw5 ew5 we5 ae2 as2 ea2 es2
Common questions about WAVES
- Is WAVES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAVES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAVES worth?
- WAVES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAVES?
- No single letter can be added to WAVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WAVES:
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