SEWAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SEWAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEWAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEWAGE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEWAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sewagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEWAGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SEWAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What does SEWAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Waste water and human waste carried away from homes and buildings through drains.
Sewage flows through underground pipes to a treatment works, where solids are separated and the water is cleaned before it is returned to a river or the sea. A leak or overflow lets untreated sewage into the environment, and that is a frequent subject in news stories about polluted beaches. The word is built from sewer plus the ending -age, which names a collective mass of something.
How SEWAGE is used
An uncountable noun, common in news and public health writing.
- Raw sewage spilled into the river after the storm.
- The town built a plant to treat its sewage.
- Swimmers were warned about sewage near the beach.
- Pipes carry sewage away from each house.
- The smell of sewage came from the broken drain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEWAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEWAGE
1 longer words begin with SEWAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SEWAGE
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Common questions about SEWAGE
- Is SEWAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEWAGE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEWAGE worth?
- SEWAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEWAGE mean?
- Waste water and human waste carried away from homes and buildings through drains.
- What letters can be added to SEWAGE?
- SEWAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SEWAGE:
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