wa

Other forms of wa

plural

was·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about wa

What does wa mean?

wa means "a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific".

How many syllables are in wa?

wa has 1 syllable: wa. In IPA it is /ˈwɑ/.

What is another word for wa?

Close synonyms include Washington, Evergreen State, Wash.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wa a common word?

wa is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with wa?

6 words rhyme with wa. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.