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Words from letters WAVES

From the letters WAVES, you can form as many as 29 words - Check which ones

5 letter words:

  • waves11

4 letter words:

  • vaws10
  • wave10
  • aves7
  • awes7
  • save7
  • vaes7
  • vase7
  • waes7
  • wase7
What words can be composed of letters WAVES

3 letter words:

  • vaw9
  • ave6
  • awe6
  • sav6
  • saw6
  • sew6
  • vae6
  • vas6
  • wae6
  • was6
  • eas3
  • sae3
  • sea3

2 letter words:

  • aw5
  • we5
  • ae2
  • as2
  • ea2
  • es2

WAVES - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

WAVES

"WAVES" is a 5-letter word that refers to the plural form of the noun "wave." A wave is a disturbance or variation that travels through space and matter. In a literal sense, waves can be found in the ocean, where they are formed by the wind blowing over the surface. Metaphorically, waves can also refer to fluctuations or movements in various contexts, such as emotions, trends, or technology.

When playing Scrabble, "WAVES" can be a valuable word to use due to its high point value. The letter "W" is worth 4 points, "A" is worth 1 point, "V" is worth 4 points, "E" is worth 1 point, and "S" is worth 1 point. This adds up to a total of 11 points for the word "WAVES," not including any additional points from special tiles or bonuses on the board. Additionally, the "W" and "V" tiles can be difficult to use in other words, making "WAVES" a strategic choice for using these less common letters.

Furthermore, "WAVES" is a versatile word that can be extended by adding prefixes or suffixes to create new words. For example, you could add a prefix like "NE" to form "NAVE," or a suffix like "R" to form "WAVERS." This flexibility makes "WAVES" a valuable asset in Scrabble for creating longer, higher-scoring words.

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters WAVES?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters WAVES is the word Waves. Number of letters: 5.
The second longest word is the word Aves. Number of letters: 4.

What anagrams can be formed from the word WAVES?

Unfortunately, in English, there is no word that is an anagram of the word Waves.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters W,A,V,E,S?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters WAVES is the word Waves. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 11.The second highest-scoring word is the word Vaws. The possible number of points is: 10.

How many letters does the word WAVES have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Waves - number of letters: 5. The word Waves contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 2. The list of vowels present in this word is: A, E. The word Waves contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 3. The list of consonants present in this word is: S, V, W.

How to properly pronounce the word WAVES?


Letter Analysis - word WAVES

The word WAVES, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: A, E, S, V, W. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter A in the word WAVES

Words that start with the letter A
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 16 0,1
3 89 0,6
4 261 1,7
5 715 4,5
6 1187 7,5
7 1767 11,2
8 2164 13,8
9 2471 15,7
10 2188 13,9
11 1797 11,4
12 1274 8,1
13 849 5,4
14 581 3,7
15 364 2,3
Words ending with the letter A
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 15 0,3
3 56 1,1
4 314 5,9
5 632 11,9
6 738 13,9
7 935 17,6
8 764 14,4
9 635 12,0
10 504 9,5
11 331 6,2
12 190 3,6
13 108 2,0
14 60 1,1
15 30 0,6
Occurrences of the letter A in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter A The number of words [%]
0 120405 45,0
1 110558 41,3
2 32580 12,2
3 3868 1,4
4 321 0,1
5 17 0,0
6 2 0,0

The letter E in the word WAVES

Words that start with the letter E
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 12 0,1
3 58 0,5
4 158 1,4
5 288 2,6
6 673 6,1
7 1169 10,6
8 1638 14,9
9 1830 16,6
10 1677 15,2
11 1279 11,6
12 958 8,7
13 653 5,9
14 371 3,4
15 266 2,4
Words ending with the letter E
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,1
3 107 0,4
4 689 2,5
5 1477 5,4
6 2627 9,6
7 3501 12,8
8 4448 16,3
9 4844 17,7
10 3621 13,2
11 2594 9,5
12 1630 6,0
13 985 3,6
14 527 1,9
15 286 1,0
Occurrences of the letter E in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter E The number of words [%]
0 81615 30,5
1 114602 42,8
2 55768 20,8
3 13772 5,1
4 1842 0,7
5 152 0,1

The letter S in the word WAVES

Words that start with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 87 0,3
4 482 1,6
5 1521 5,0
6 2664 8,7
7 3843 12,6
8 5102 16,7
9 4904 16,0
10 4048 13,2
11 2947 9,6
12 2126 7,0
13 1402 4,6
14 928 3,0
15 517 1,7
Words ending with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 105 0,1
4 1080 1,1
5 3805 3,7
6 6360 6,2
7 11036 10,8
8 14043 13,7
9 15614 15,2
10 14924 14,6
11 11838 11,5
12 9103 8,9
13 6563 6,4
14 4827 4,7
15 3248 3,2
Occurrences of the letter S in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter S The number of words [%]
0 102974 38,5
1 110522 41,3
2 41747 15,6
3 9880 3,7
4 2188 0,8
5 381 0,1
6 54 0,0
7 5 0,0

The letter V in the word WAVES

Words that start with the letter V
Number of letters The number of words [%]
3 29 0,7
4 110 2,5
5 231 5,2
6 419 9,5
7 547 12,4
8 684 15,5
9 703 15,9
10 566 12,8
11 423 9,6
12 291 6,6
13 218 4,9
14 138 3,1
15 55 1,2
Words ending with the letter V
Number of letters The number of words [%]
3 13 33,3
4 12 30,8
5 4 10,3
6 3 7,7
7 1 2,6
8 4 10,3
9 1 2,6
11 1 2,6
Occurrences of the letter V in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter V The number of words [%]
0 246013 91,9
1 20963 7,8
2 767 0,3
3 8 0,0

The letter W in the word WAVES

Words that start with the letter W
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 45 0,8
4 212 3,8
5 402 7,2
6 627 11,2
7 959 17,1
8 1066 19,0
9 882 15,7
10 606 10,8
11 400 7,1
12 206 3,7
13 116 2,1
14 61 1,1
15 27 0,5
Words ending with the letter W
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,3
3 44 7,5
4 72 12,2
5 62 10,5
6 116 19,7
7 96 16,3
8 115 19,5
9 43 7,3
10 19 3,2
11 17 2,9
12 3 0,5
Occurrences of the letter W in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter W The number of words [%]
0 250130 93,4
1 16872 6,3
2 726 0,3
3 23 0,0

The number of letters in the word WAVES: 5

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 5-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 5-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 715 5,7
B 871 7,0
C 888 7,1
D 650 5,2
E 288 2,3
F 575 4,6
G 608 4,9
H 477 3,8
I 157 1,3
J 191 1,5
K 353 2,8
L 551 4,4
M 666 5,3
N 317 2,5
O 257 2,1
P 821 6,6
Q 76 0,6
R 610 4,9
S 1521 12,2
T 787 6,3
U 178 1,4
V 231 1,9
W 402 3,2
X 15 0,1
Y 175 1,4
Z 98 0,8
Summary of words with 5 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 632 5,1
B 55 0,4
C 124 1,0
D 807 6,5
E 1477 11,8
F 80 0,6
G 135 1,1
H 349 2,8
I 253 2,0
J 2 0,0
K 244 2,0
L 465 3,7
M 179 1,4
N 512 4,1
O 365 2,9
P 146 1,2
Q 3 0,0
R 656 5,3
S 3805 30,5
T 710 5,7
U 63 0,5
V 4 0,0
W 62 0,5
X 65 0,5
Y 1254 10,0
Z 31 0,2

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