Definitions For Wanse

Verb

{{en-verb}} (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) To wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.

Alternative forms

wanze

Etymology

From Middle English wansen, , to decrease, diminish, from {{inh, en, ang, wansian, , to diminish}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, wansōną}}, *wanisōną, , to lessen, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *h₁weh₂-, , empty}}. Cognate with {{cog, non, vansa, , to do too little}}, {{cog, non, vansi, , lack, want}}. More at wane.

Anagrams

sewan, wanes, weans

Is Wanse a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
9

The word Wanse is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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