/wæɡ/
verbnoun

Is WAG a Scrabble word?

Yes. WAG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.

  2. To move continually, especially in gossip; said of the tongue.

    “She's a real gossip: her tongue is always wagging.”

Noun 2 meanings

  1. An oscillating movement.

    “The wag of my dog's tail expresses happiness.”

  2. A witty person.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: wag via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English waggen, probably from Old English wagian (“to wag, wave, shake”) with reinforcement from Old Norse vaga (“to wag, waddle”); both from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to wag”). Related to English way.g., of a loose tooth.

WAG at a glance

WAG has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (W 4 + A 1 + G 2) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #27,317 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -WAG

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Same last three letters as WAG. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SWAG8
  • SCALLYWAG18
  • CHINWAG16
  • SCALAWAG14
  • WIGWAG14
  • SCALLAWAG15

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