What WAIS Means
WAIS is a form of WAI, which means:
- noun: a traditional Thai greeting where the hands are placed together in a prayer-like position“The traditional greeting known as the wai, where you press your hands together as is in prayer and bow slightly, is derived from the Hindu cultural influence from India, and still widely practised.”
- verb: to perform a traditional Thai greeting where the hands are placed together in a prayer-like position“You should not wai service people or street vendors.”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
WAIS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as W4 A1 I1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In WAIS
11 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
3 letter words (6)
2 letter words (5)
Longer Words Containing WAIS
WAIS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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