Is “Waif” a Scrabble word?
Yes
WAIF
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Waif
/weɪf/
noun
1.A castaway; a homeless child.
2.(of a plant outside its native range) A plant that has been introduced but is not persistently naturalized.
3.Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
Synonyms: stray, wanderer