waite

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5

Definition of waite

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (alt-of, archaic)Archaic spelling of wait.
    “And post o're Land and Ocean without rest: They also serve who only stand and waite.”
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verb

  1. (alt-of, archaic)Archaic spelling of wait.
    “And post o're Land and Ocean without rest: They also serve who only stand and waite.”

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname originating as an occupation for a watchman.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A town in Washington County, Maine, United States, named after a lumberman.

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Etymology

English surname for a watchman of Norman origin, from the verb wait. Sometimes confused with White or Wheat.

Anagrams of waite

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