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Waves

/weɪvz/

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Waves

verb

  1. To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.

    "If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law."

  2. To put aside, avoid.
  3. To outlaw (someone).
  4. To abandon, give up (someone or something).

verb

  1. To move from side to side; to sway.
  2. To stray, wander.

verb

  1. To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.

    "The flag waved in the gentle breeze."

  2. To move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
  3. (metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

    "I waved goodbye from across the room."

  4. To have an undulating or wavy form.
  5. To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.

noun

  1. A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.

    "The wave traveled from the center of the lake before breaking on the shore."

  2. The ocean.
  3. A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.
  4. A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions.

    "Her hair had a nice wave to it."

  5. Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.
Anagrams of Waves

No exact anagrams found for "waves". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "waves" and rearranging:

+eweaves
+iwaiveswavies
+rwavers
+ywaveys
Related Word Patterns
WA...Words starting with "wa"...ESWords ending with "es"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "waves"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
w4
a1
v4
e1
s1

Total: 11 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Waves
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Related 5-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Waves"

Waves is a 5-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Waves" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "waves" is a medium-scoring word.