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Is waist a Scrabble word?

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

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Is waist a Scrabble UK word?

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

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

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5-letter words (2 found)

WAIST,WAITS,

4-letter words (14 found)

AITS,ITAS,SATI,STAW,SWAT,TAIS,TAWS,TWAS,WAIS,WAIT,WAST,WATS,WIST,WITS,

3-letter words (19 found)

AIS,AIT,ATS,ITA,ITS,SAI,SAT,SAW,SIT,TAI,TAS,TAW,TIS,TWA,WAI,WAS,WAT,WIS,WIT,

2-letter words (10 found)

AI,AS,AT,AW,IS,IT,SI,ST,TA,TI,

You can make 45 words from waist according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of waist

waist awist wiast iwast aiwst iawst wasit awsit wsait swait aswit sawit wisat iwsat wsiat swiat iswat siwat aiswt iaswt asiwt saiwt isawt siawt waits awits wiats iwats aiwts iawts watis awtis wtais twais atwis tawis witas iwtas wtias twias itwas tiwas aitws iatws atiws taiws itaws tiaws wasti awsti wsati swati aswti sawti watsi awtsi wtasi twasi atwsi tawsi wstai swtai wtsai twsai stwai tswai astwi satwi atswi taswi stawi tsawi wista iwsta wsita swita iswta siwta witsa iwtsa wtisa twisa itwsa tiwsa wstia swtia wtsia twsia stwia tswia istwa sitwa itswa tiswa stiwa tsiwa aistw iastw asitw saitw isatw siatw aitsw iatsw atisw taisw itasw tiasw astiw satiw atsiw tasiw staiw tsaiw istaw sitaw itsaw tisaw stiaw tsiaw

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Definitions and meaning of waist

waist

Alternative forms

  • waste, wast (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wast (“waist”), probably from Old English *wæst, *wǣst, *weaxt, *wæhst, from Proto-West Germanic *wahstu, from Proto-Germanic *wahstuz (“growth, development, stature, build”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-s- (“to multiply, increase”). Cognate with Middle English wacste (“growth, increase, might, power”), Middle High German wahst (“growth”), Danish vækst (“growth”), Swedish växt (“growth, development, size”), Icelandic vöxtur (“growth”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (wahstus, “growth”). Related to Old English weaxan (“to grow, increase”). More at wax.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /weɪst/
  • Rhymes: -eɪst
  • Homophone: waste

Noun

waist (plural waists)

  2. (anatomy) The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
  4. A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
  5. The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
  6. The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
  7. (nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
  8. The middle part of anything.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: ウエスト (uesuto)

Translations

Further reading

  • Waist in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
  • Waist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Swati, Waits, waits

Gothic

Romanization

waist

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

waist

  1. Alternative form of wast (“waste (noun)”)

Etymology 2

Noun

waist

  1. Alternative form of wast (“waist”)

Etymology 3

Verb

waist

  1. Alternative form of wasten

Scots

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wast (“waist”), probably from Old English *wæst, *wæxt, from Proto-West Germanic *wahstī, form Proto-Germanic *wahstuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /west/
  • (Doric Scots) IPA(key): /wəist/

Noun

waist (plural waists)

  1. waist

Source: wiktionary.org