SEWERAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SEWERAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEWERAGE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEWERAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEWERAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seweragesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEWERAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEWERAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEWERAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEWERAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The system of sewers and drains that carries waste away from a town.
Sewerage names the pipes and the arrangement for removing waste, while the waste itself is called sewage. Engineers speak of improving a city sewerage, meaning the network, not the matter flowing through it.
How SEWERAGE is used
Used in civil engineering and public works for the drainage network.
- The town invested in a new sewerage system.
- Poor sewerage led to disease in the old quarter.
- Work on the sewerage closed several streets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEWERAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEWERAGE
1 longer words begin with SEWERAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SEWERAGE
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Common questions about SEWERAGE
- Is SEWERAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEWERAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEWERAGE worth?
- SEWERAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEWERAGE mean?
- The system of sewers and drains that carries waste away from a town.
- What letters can be added to SEWERAGE?
- SEWERAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEWERAGE:
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