WAVE — 4 letter word
wave
The word wave has 4 letters: W, A, V, E. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon".
4 letter word "wave": W A V E — noun
Scrabble score: 10 Words With Friends score: 11
Letter analysis of wave
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of wave
noun
- a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon "a wave of settlers"
- a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
- the act of signaling by a movement of the hand Synonyms: waving, wafture
- (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth Synonyms: undulation
- one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) Synonyms: moving ridge
- something that rises rapidly "a wave of emotion swept over him"
- a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) "a heat wave"
- an undulating curve Synonyms: undulation
verb
- set waves in "I asked the hairdresser to wave my hair."
- signal with the hands or nod "I waved to my friends." Synonyms: beckon
- twist or roll into coils or ringlets Synonyms: curl
- move or swing back and forth "They waved their gun." Synonyms: flourish, brandish
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion Synonyms: roll