LANDFILL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LANDFILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANDFILL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANDFILL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANDFILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
landfillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANDFILL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LANDFILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 3 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANDFILL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LANDFILL
- LANDFILL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LANDFILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A site where rubbish is buried, or the practice of disposing of waste by burying it.
Councils worry about landfill because sites fill up and can leak. Recycling schemes aim to keep rubbish out of the landfill. The word also covers soil and waste used to raise low ground.
How LANDFILL is used
Used for waste disposal sites and for rubbish buried in them.
- Most household waste still ends up in landfill.
- The new landfill will open on the edge of town.
- Gas from the old landfill is now collected for power.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANDFILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANDFILL
4 longer words begin with LANDFILL.
Shorter words from the letters in LANDFILL
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Common questions about LANDFILL
- Is LANDFILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANDFILL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANDFILL worth?
- LANDFILL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANDFILL mean?
- A site where rubbish is buried, or the practice of disposing of waste by burying it.
- What letters can be added to LANDFILL?
- LANDFILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LANDFILL:
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