Is AWE a Scrabble word?
Yes. AWE is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A feeling of fear and reverence.
Noun 2 meanings
A feeling of fear and reverence.
A feeling of amazement.
Verb 2 meanings
To inspire fear and reverence in.
To control by inspiring dread.
Etymology
From Middle English aw, awe, agh, awȝe, borrowed from Old Norse agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, dread”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”). Displaced native Middle English eye, eyȝe, ayȝe, eȝȝe, from Old English ege, æge (“fear, terror, dread”), from the same Proto-Germanic root.
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AWE at a glance
AWE has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (A 1 + W 4 + E 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #9,421 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -AWE
More endings- OVERAWE13
- WAWE10
- KNAWE12
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