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Wanes

w 4a 1n 1e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of wane

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

What does wanes mean?

noun

  1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

    Synonymsebbebbing

verb

  1. grow smaller

    “Interest in the project waned”

    Synonymsdeclinego down

  2. become smaller

    “Interest in his novels waned”

  3. decrease in phase

    “the moon is waning”

Definitions shown for wane, the base form of wanes.

Is WANES 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 WANES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
w 4a 1n 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
w 4a 1n 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
w 4a 1n 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
w 5a 1n 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in WANES

Anagrams 2

sewanweans

Words that end like WANES

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

planescaneslanesmanespanesvanescranesbiplanesprofanesmembraneshurricaneshydroplaneswindowpanes
All words ending in -ANES

Wanes: quick answers

Is WANES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WANES 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 WANES worth?
WANES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 9 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 wanes mean?
wanes is the plural and third-person singular form of wane, which means “a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WANES?
You can make 50 shorter words from WANES, such as ANEW, AWES, AWNS, NEWS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of WANES?
WANES rearranges into SEWAN, WEANS.