Is “Waif” a Scrabble word?

← Back to Dictionary

Yes
WAIF
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Waif

/weɪf/

noun
  1. 1.A castaway; a homeless child.

  2. 2.(of a plant outside its native range) A plant that has been introduced but is not persistently naturalized.

  3. 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