Definitions for wantages

wantages want·age

Spelling: [won-tij, wawn-]
IPA: /ˈwɒn tɪdʒ, ˈwɔn-/

Wantages is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 271 anagrams from letters in wantages (aaegnstw).

Definitions for wantages

noun

  1. something, as an amount that is lacking, desired, or needed.

Origin of wantages

An Americanism dating back to 1820-30; want + -age

Examples for wantages

You may fancy the difficulties of getting the mirror to wantage.

Mr. Jameson of wantage handed the resolution to a page and sat down amidst renewed applause.

"Mr. wantage has gone to the church—to the wedding," was the reply.

He was born at wantage, in Berkshire, and was educated as a Nonconformist.

The newspapers of the following day had wantage's speech in full.

Vane could not sufficiently hasten the end for which he had invited wantage.

wantage is a curious little town surrounding a great cruciform church in the midst of a desert.

When you approach any of these manager fellows all you have to do is to say, 'wantage is doing a play of mine.'

He was intent upon the dish that O'Deigh and wantage had prepared for his delectation.

It was fortunate that the closing time for wantage's theatre was now on.

Word Value for wantages
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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