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Is await a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word await is a Scrabble US word. The word await is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is await a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word await is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1W4A1I1T1

Is await a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word await is a Words With Friends word. The word await is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

AWAIT,TAWAI,

4-letter words (2 found)

TAWA,WAIT,

3-letter words (10 found)

AIA,AIT,AWA,ITA,TAI,TAW,TWA,WAI,WAT,WIT,

2-letter words (7 found)

AA,AI,AT,AW,IT,TA,TI,

You can make 21 words from await according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of await

await waait aawit aawit waait await awiat waiat aiwat iawat wiaat iwaat aaiwt aaiwt aiawt iaawt aiawt iaawt waiat awiat wiaat iwaat aiwat iawat awati waati aawti aawti waati awati awtai watai atwai tawai wtaai twaai aatwi aatwi atawi taawi atawi taawi watai awtai wtaai twaai atwai tawai awita waita aiwta iawta wiata iwata awtia watia atwia tawia wtaia twaia aitwa iatwa atiwa taiwa itawa tiawa witaa iwtaa wtiaa twiaa itwaa tiwaa aaitw aaitw aiatw iaatw aiatw iaatw aatiw aatiw ataiw taaiw ataiw taaiw aitaw iataw atiaw taiaw itaaw tiaaw aitaw iataw atiaw taiaw itaaw tiaaw waita awita wiata iwata aiwta iawta watia awtia wtaia twaia atwia tawia witaa iwtaa wtiaa twiaa itwaa tiwaa aitwa iatwa atiwa taiwa itawa tiawa

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Definitions and meaning of await

await

Etymology

From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- (“to”) + waitier (“to watch”). More at English wait.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈweɪt/
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

await (third-person singular simple present awaits, present participle awaiting, simple past and past participle awaited)

  1. (transitive, formal) To wait for.
  2. (transitive) To expect.
  3. (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
  4. (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
  5. (intransitive) To watch, observe.
  6. (intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting.

Usage notes

  • As await means to wait for, it is not followed by "for". *I am awaiting for your reply is therefore incorrect.

Synonyms

  • (wait for): wait for, anticipate, listen (of a sound); See also Thesaurus:wait for
  • (serve or attend): attend to, service; See also Thesaurus:serve

Translations

Noun

await (plural awaits)

  1. (obsolete) A waiting for; ambush.
  2. (obsolete) Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.

References

Anagrams

  • Iwata

Source: wiktionary.org