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Is wand a Scrabble word?

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

W4A1N1D2

Is wand a Scrabble UK word?

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

W4A1N1D2

Is wand a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word wand is a Words With Friends word. The word wand is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

W4A1N2D2

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4-letter words (2 found)

DAWN,WAND,

3-letter words (7 found)

AND,AWN,DAN,DAW,NAW,WAD,WAN,

2-letter words (5 found)

AD,AN,AW,DA,NA,

You can make 14 words from wand according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of wand

wand awnd wnad nwad anwd nawd wadn awdn wdan dwan adwn dawn wnda nwda wdna dwna ndwa dnwa andw nadw adnw danw ndaw dnaw

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word wand. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in wand.

Definitions and meaning of wand

wand

Etymology

From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“wall, septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: wŏnd, IPA(key): /wɒnd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /wɑnd/
  • Rhymes: -ɒnd

Noun

wand (plural wands)

  1. A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
  2. (by extension) An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
  3. A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).
  4. A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
  5. A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.

Synonyms

  • staff; rod
  • See also Thesaurus:stick

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

wand (third-person singular simple present wands, present participle wanding, simple past and past participle wanded)

  1. (transitive) To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a handheld metal detector.
  2. (transitive) To use a handheld vibrator (the sex toy) on (a person or body part).

Derived terms

  • handwand

References

Anagrams

  • Dawn, Dwan, dawn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch want, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“wickerwork; barrier, fence”). Cognate with German Wand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: wand
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt
  • Homophone: want

Noun

wand m (plural wanden, diminutive wandje n)

  1. wall
  2. face (as in mountain face)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: wand
  • Negerhollands: wand

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ant

Verb

wand

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of winden

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɑnd/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“mole”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”).

Noun

wand f

  1. mole (animal)
Declension
Derived terms
  • wandeweorpe

Etymology 2

From windan.

Verb

wand

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of windan

Source: wiktionary.org