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Is wab a Scrabble word?

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

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Is wab a Scrabble UK word?

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

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3-letter words (1 found)

WAB,

2-letter words (3 found)

AB,AW,BA,

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Definitions and meaning of wab

wab

Egyptian

Romanization

wab

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of wꜥb.

Marshallese

Alternative forms

  • o̧b

Etymology

Borrowed from English wharf, from Middle English wharf, from Old English hwearf (“heap, embankment, wharf”).

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [wɑpˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /wæpˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {wab}

Noun

wab

  1. a pier
  2. a wharf
  3. a berth
  4. a dock

References

  • Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Polish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: wab

Etymology 1

Deverbal from wabić.

Noun

wab m inan

  1. (hunting) the act of luring game
Declension

or

Noun

wab m animal

  1. allure (quality causing attraction)
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wab

  1. second-person singular imperative of wabić

Further reading

  • wab in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wab in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “wab”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “wab”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Scots

Noun

wab (plural wabs)

  1. web

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English wap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wab/
  • Rhymes: -ab

Noun

wab m (plural wabiau, diminutive waben, not mutable)

  1. slap, light blow
    Synonyms: cernod, ffaten, slap

Derived terms

  • dan wab (“under the thumb”)

Mutation

H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wab”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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