Is “Wait” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
WAIT
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
Valid

Meaning of Wait

/weɪt/

noun
  1. 1.A delay.

    I had a very long wait at the airport security check.

  2. 2.An ambush.

    They lay in wait for the patrol.

  3. 3.One who watches; a watchman.

verb
  1. 1.To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

  2. 2.To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

    Wait here until your car arrives.

  3. 3.To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

    She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.

Synonyms: attend, escort, go with, bestand, serve, tend