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Definition was

Etymology

From Middle English was, from Old English wæs, from Proto-Germanic *was, (compare Scots was, Dutch was, West Frisian was (dated, wie is generally preferred today), Low German was, German war, Swedish var), from Proto-Indo-European *h?wes- (“to reside”), whence also vestal. The paradigm of “to be” has been since the time of Proto-Germanic a synthesis of three originally distinct verb stems. The infinitive form be is from Proto-Indo-European *b?uH- (“to become”). The forms is and are are both derived from Proto-Indo-European *h?es- (“to be”). Lastly, the past forms starting with w- such as was and were are from Proto-Indo-European *h?wes- (“to reside”).

Verb

was

  1. first-person singular simple past indicative of be.
  2. third-person singular simple past indicative of be.
  3. (colloquial, nonstandard) second-person singular simple past indicative of be.
  4. (colloquial, nonstandard) first-person plural simple past indicative of be

Results 351 Words with the letters WAS

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6 letter words with the letters WAS 
ALLOWS 11
ALWAYS 12
ANSWER 10
ASWARM 12
ASWIRL 10
ASWOON 10
AWAKES 13
AWARDS 10
AWLESS 10
AWMOUS 13
BASHAW 14
BRAWLS 13
BRAWNS 13
BUSHWA 15
BWANAS 13
BYLAWS 15
BYWAYS 16
CAHOWS 14
CASHAW 14
CASHEW 14
CRAWLS 13
CUSHAW 15
DEWANS 11
DEWARS 10
DIWANS 11
DRAWLS 11
DWARFS 13
FATWAS 12
GAWSIE 11
GOWANS 12
HAWSER 11
HAWSES 11
JAWANS 19
JIGSAW 20
JOWARS 18
MACAWS 15
MIAOWS 12
NAWABS 13
NOWAYS 12
OUTSAW 10
PAPAWS 15
PAWERS 12
PESEWA 12
PILAWS 13
PITSAW 12
PRAWNS 13
PSHAWS 14
PSYWAR 14
RAWINS 10
RAWISH 11
RESAWN 10
REWASH 11
RIPSAW 12
ROWANS 10
SALLOW 11
SAWFLY 15
SAWING 12
SAWLOG 12
SAWNEY 12
SAWYER 11
SCHWAS 14
SCRAWL 13
SEAWAN 10
SEAWAY 11
SEWAGE 11
SEWANS 10
SHADOW 12
SHAWED 12
SHAWLS 12
SHAWMS 14
SKYWAY 17
SNAWED 11
SOWANS 10
SOWCAR 12
SPAWNS 13
SPRAWL 13
SQUAWK 23
SQUAWS 19
STRAWY 11
SUBWAY 15
SWABBY 17
SWAGED 12
SWAGER 11
SWAGES 11
SWAILS 10
SWAINS 10
SWALES 10
SWAMIS 12
SWAMPS 15
SWAMPY 17
SWANKS 14
SWANKY 16
SWARAJ 18
SWARDS 10
SWARFS 12
SWARMS 12
SWARTH 11
SWARTY 11
SWATCH 14
SWATHE 11
SWATHS 11
SWAYED 12
SWAYER 11
SWEATY 11
TAWSED 10
THRAWS 11
TRAWLS 10
TWAINS 10
TWANGS 12
TWEAKS 13
UNSAWN 12
WACKES 16
WACKOS 16
WADERS 10
WADIES 10
WADSET 10
WAFERS 12
WAGERS 11
WAGONS 12
WAHOOS 11
WAIVES 13
WAKENS 14
WAKERS 13
WALERS 10
WALIES 10
WALLAS 11
WALRUS 11
WAMMUS 16
WAMPUS 16
WARSAW 12
WARSLE 10
WASABI 12
WASHED 12
WASHER 11
WASHES 11
WASHUP 15
WASTED 10
WASTRY 11
WATAPS 12
WAVERS 13
WAVEYS 15
WAVIES 13
WAXERS 16
WEALDS 11
WEASEL 10
WEASON 10
WEAVES 13
WHACKS 18
WHALES 12
WHANGS 14
WHARFS 14
WHAUPS 15
WHEALS 12
WHEATS 11
WHENAS 12
WIGANS 12
WOALDS 11
WOMANS 13
WRACKS 16
WRANGS 12
WRATHS 11
WREAKS 13
5 letter words with the letters WAS 
ASKEW 12
AVOWS 12
AWASH 10
BAWDS 12
BAWLS 12
BLAWS 12
BRAWS 11
CHAWS 13
CLAWS 12
CRAWS 11
DAWKS 13
DAWNS 10
FAWNS 12
FLAWS 12
GAWKS 14
GAWPS 13
GAWSY 12
GNAWS 11
HAWKS 14
HAWSE 10
LAWNS 10
PAWLS 12
PAWNS 12
PSHAW 13
SCHWA 13
SHAWL 11
SHAWM 13
SHAWN 11
SHAWS 10
SHWAS 10
SPAWN 12
SQUAW 18
SWABS 11
SWAGE 10
SWAGS 10
SWAMI 11
SWAMP 14
SWAMY 13
SWANG 11
SWANK 13
SWAPS 11
SWARF 11
SWARM 11
SWASH 10
SWATH 10
SWAYS 10
THAWS 10
WACKS 15
WAFFS 14
WAFTS 11
WAGES 10
WAIFS 11
WAKES 12
WALKS 13
WALLS 10
WAMES 11
WAMUS 12
WANDS 10
WANKS 13
WARKS 12
WARMS 11
WARPS 11
WASHY 12
WASPS 11
WASPY 13
WAUKS 13
WAULS 10
WAVES 12
WAWLS 12
WAXES 15
WEKAS 12
WHAMS 13
WHAPS 13
WHATS 10
WISHA 10
WRAPS 11
YAWLS 11
YAWNS 11
YAWPS 13
4 letter words with the letters WAS 
AWES 7
AWLS 8
AWNS 8
CAWS 10
DAWS 8
HAWS 9
JAWS 16
LAWS 8
MAWS 10
PAWS 10
RAWS 7
SAWN 8
SAWS 7
SHAW 9
SHWA 9
SLAW 8
SNAW 8
STAW 7
SWAB 10
SWAG 9
SWAM 10
SWAN 8
SWAP 10
SWAT 7
SWAY 9
TAWS 7
TWAS 7
VAWS 11
WABS 10
WADS 8
WAES 7
WAGS 9
WANS 8
WAPS 10
WARS 7
WASH 9
WASP 10
WAST 7
WATS 7
WAWS 10
WAYS 9
YAWS 9
3 letter words with the letters WAS 
SAW 6
WAS 6
2 letter words with the letters WAS 
AS 2
AW 5

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