Was

Was or WAS may refer to:
 * Was, a past-tense form of the English copular verb to be

People

 * David Was (born c. 1952), the stage name of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Weiss
 * Don Was (born 1952), the stage name of bass guitarist, record producer, and recording executive Donald Fagenson

In arts and entertainment

 * Was (novel), by Geoff Ryman, 1992
 * "Was", a short story in William Faulkner's Go Down, Moses
 * Was??, a musical composition by Folke Rabe
 * Was (Not Was), an American pop group led by David and Don Was

Software

 * IBM WebSphere Application Server
 * Windows Activation Services, a container for hosting WCF services

In reference to Washington, D.C.

 * All airports serving the Washington, D.C. area (IATA airport code)
 * Washington Union Station (Amtrak station code)
 * The city's major professional sports teams
 * Washington Commanders of the National Football League
 * Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association
 * Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League
 * Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball

Other uses

 * Was-sceptre, an Egyptian symbol
 * Was (horse)
 * We Are Singaporeans, a game show
 * Wearne's Air Service, an early Malayan airline
 * Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome, an X-linked recessive disease
 * World Association for Sexual Health