Scrabble Word Finder

BIOWASTE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points

Yes for Scrabble. BIOWASTE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

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PlayableBIOWASTE · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BIOWASTE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 44 / 100

44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.63
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
6.5%

Our own measure of how useful BIOWASTE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BIOWASTE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

biowastes14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BIOWASTE scores

Scrabble b3i1o1w4a1s1t1e1 13
Words with Friends b4i1o1w4a1s1t1e1 14

Face value of the 8 tiles in BIOWASTE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
i19
o18
w12
a19
s14
t16
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIOWASTE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BIOWASTE

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BIOWASTE

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1 longer words begin with BIOWASTE.

Shorter words from the letters in BIOWASTE

bawties12 bowties12 boaties9 bawtie11 bestow11 bowats11 bowets11 bowsie11 bowtie11 awetos9 towies9 waites9 biotas8 boatie8 boites8 sobeit8 stobie8 tobies8 besaw10 bowat10 bowes10 bowet10 bowie10 bowse10 aweto8 owies8 sweat8 tawie8 tawse8 towie8 towse8 twaes8 waist8 waite8 waits8 waste8 wetas8 wites8 abets7 abies7

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Common questions about BIOWASTE

Is BIOWASTE valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BIOWASTE is not in it.
How many points is BIOWASTE worth?
BIOWASTE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BIOWASTE?
BIOWASTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BIOWASTE:

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