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Waits

w 4a 1i 1t 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of wait

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does waits mean?

noun

  1. time during which some action is awaited

    “instant replay caused too long a delay”

    Synonymsdelayholdtime lagpostponement

  2. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

    “the wait was an ordeal for him”

    Synonymswaiting

verb

  1. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

    “I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets”

  2. wait before acting

    “the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment”

    Synonymshold offhold back

  3. look forward to the probable occurrence of

    “We were expecting a visit from our relatives”

    Synonymsexpectlookawait

  4. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

    “I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's”

    Synonymswaitress

Definitions shown for wait, the base form of waits.

Is WAITS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is WAITS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
w 4a 1i 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
w 4a 1i 1t 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
w 4a 1i 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
w 5a 1i 1t 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in WAITS

Anagrams 1

waist

Hooks for WAITS

Add one letter to the front or back of WAITS to make another word.

Front hooks

awaits

Back hooks

None

Words that end like WAITS

Common words that share the ending -AITS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -AITS

Waits: quick answers

Is WAITS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WAITS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WAITS worth?
WAITS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does waits mean?
waits is the plural and third-person singular form of wait, which means “time during which some action is awaited”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WAITS?
You can make 42 shorter words from WAITS, such as STAW, SWAT, TAWS, TWAS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of WAITS?
WAITS rearranges into WAIST.