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Is WAVE a Scrabble Word?

Yes, WAVE is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)”.

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Is WAVE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. WAVE is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
10 pts
Words With Friends
11 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
100th percentile

WAVE meaning and definition

WAVE has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

WAVE as a noun

  1. One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water).
  2. A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon.
  3. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.

WAVE as a verb

  1. Signal with the hands or nod.

WAVE Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

WAVE scores 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is W, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
W44
A11
V45
E11
Total1011

WAVE on premium squares

On a double word square WAVE scores 20 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 30. Putting W on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of WAVE

No other word uses exactly the letters in WAVE.

Shorter words hiding in WAVE

The letters W, A, V, E make 9 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first. Unscramble WAVE: all 9 words.

  • awe6
  • ea2
  • ae2
  • ave6
  • aw5
  • vae6
  • vaw9
  • wae6
  • we5

Words like WAVE

One-letter changes to WAVE, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in WAVE

  • have10
  • save7
  • wake11
  • rave7
  • wane7
  • cave9
  • ware7
  • wage8
  • wavy13
  • wade8
  • lave7
  • pave9
  • wale7
  • wive10
  • nave7
  • eave7
  • fave10
  • gave8

Add one letter to WAVE

  • waver11
  • weave11
  • waive11
  • awave11
  • waved12
  • waves11
  • wavey14

Remove one letter from WAVE

  • ave6
  • wae6

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WAVE word facts

WAVE is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 2 vowels (A and E) and 2 consonants. It starts with W and ends with E. By corpus frequency, WAVE is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters W, A, V, E on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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WAVE Scrabble word FAQ

Is WAVE a Scrabble word?

Yes. WAVE is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does WAVE mean?

WAVE is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)”.

How many points is WAVE worth in Scrabble?

WAVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble: W (4) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1). On a double word square it scores 20, and on a triple word square 30.

How many points is WAVE in Words With Friends?

WAVE is worth 11 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does WAVE have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in WAVE, but 9 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in WAVE?

You can make 9 shorter words from the letters in WAVE, including AWE, EA, AE and AVE.

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