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Was

w 4a 1s 1

About 1 syllable

verb · 3 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of be

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does was mean?

verb

  1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

    “John is rich”

  2. be identical to; be someone or something

    “The president of the company is John Smith”

  3. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

    “Where is my umbrella?”

  4. have an existence, be extant

    “Is there a God?”

    Synonymsexist

  5. happen, occur, take place

    “I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house”

  6. be identical or equivalent to

    “One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!”

    Synonymsequal

Definitions shown for be, the base form of was.

Is WAS 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) No

How many points is WAS worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
w 4a 1s 1

Words With Friends

6 pts
w 4a 1s 1

Wordfeud

6 pts
w 4a 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
w 5a 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in WAS

Anagrams 1

saw

Best shorter words top 2 of 2

aw 5as 2
See all 2 words made from WAS

Hooks for WAS

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

Front hooks

twas

Back hooks

wasewashwasmwaspwast

Words that end like WAS

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

gashasasmaspasbrasspasalasatlascommasextrasoperaspizzasquotasbananascameraserasaurascomasgalasiotasmamasokraspapas
All words ending in -AS

Was: quick answers

Is WAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WAS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WAS worth?
WAS scores 6 points in Scrabble, 6 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does was mean?
was is the third-person singular form of be, which means “have the quality of being”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WAS?
You can make 2 shorter words from WAS, such as AW, AS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of WAS?
WAS rearranges into SAW.