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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. WAVE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (4 letters, 10 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
an undulating curve
waving, wafture, undulation, moving ridge, beckon, curl, brandish, flourish, roll, undulate, flap
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
WAVE scores 10 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, E×1, V×1, W×1
WAVE has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
WAVE is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with W, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "WAVE — an undulating curve" (10 Scrabble points).
WAVE is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is WAVE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
WAVE (noun): a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves". Additional senses: a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair; the act of signaling by a movement of the hand; (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.
In standard Scrabble scoring, WAVE totals 10 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. WAVE relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
WAVE is 4 letters long, begins with W, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram AEVW. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so WAVE is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 4-letter entries, WAVE ranks by raw score (10 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZIZZ, JAZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, WAVE carries 2 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on W or E are common study angles; browse words starting with W and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
WAVE is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with W, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 4-letter entries like WAVE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that WAVE contains A, E, V, W helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as w??e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside WAVE include AV, VE, WA — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: W, A, V, E. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble wave directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 10 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat WAVE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "WAVE — an undulating curve" (10 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.