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await

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Is await a Scrabble word?

Yes, await is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of await?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive, formal) To wait for.Examples: "I await your reply to my letter."; "Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat, / Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night;"; "I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town."Synonyms: wait for

2. (transitive) To expect.

3. (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.Examples: "Glorious rewards await the good in heaven; eternal suffering awaits mortal sinners in hell."; "Standing foursquare in the heart of the town, at the intersection of the two main streets, a "jog" at each street corner left around the market-house a little public square, which at this hour was well occupied by carts and wagons from the country and empty drays awaiting hire."; "O Eve, some further change awaits us nigh."

4. (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.Synonyms: attend to

5. (intransitive) To watch, observe.

6. (intransitive) To wait; to stay in waiting.

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A waiting for; ambush.

2. (obsolete) Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.Examples: "Also, madame, syte you well that there be many men spekith of oure love in this courte, and have you and me gretely in awayte, as thes Sir Aggravayne and Sir Mordred."; "For all that night, the whyles the Prince did rest […] He watcht in close awayt with weapons prest […]."

Definition source: Wiktionary

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How many Scrabble points is the word "await"?

Scrabble
8 points
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w4
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Words With Friends
8 points
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