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Yes. The word wais is a Scrabble US word. The word wais is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is wais a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word wais is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

W4A1I1S1

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4-letter words (1 found)

WAIS,

3-letter words (6 found)

AIS,SAI,SAW,WAI,WAS,WIS,

2-letter words (5 found)

AI,AS,AW,IS,SI,

You can make 12 words from wais according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of wais

wais awis wias iwas aiws iaws wasi awsi wsai swai aswi sawi wisa iwsa wsia swia iswa siwa aisw iasw asiw saiw isaw siaw

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Definitions and meaning of wais

wais

Noun

wais

  1. plural of wai

Anagrams

  • Iswa, WIAs, WISA, WSIA, swai

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English wise, but read as two separate vowels due to an older spelling of diphthongs on loanwords.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈwaʔis/, [ˈwa.ʔɪs]
    • IPA(key): /ˈwajs/, [ˈwaɪ̯s] (dated)
  • Rhymes: -aʔis, (dated) -ajs
  • Syllabification: wa‧is, wais

Adjective

wais (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜁᜐ᜔ or ᜏᜌ᜔ᜐ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. clever; sharp; wise
    Synonyms: mahusay, marunong, matalino
Alternative forms
  • ways — uncommon

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwaʔis/, [ˈwa.ʔɪs]
  • Rhymes: -aʔis
  • Syllabification: wa‧is

Noun

wais (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜁᜐ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. leaning or swaying to one side and another
Derived terms
  • magwais

References

  • “wais”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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