WAITLIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WAITLIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAITLIST?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAITLIST is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAITLIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
waitlistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAITLIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WAITLIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAITLIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WAITLIST mean in Scrabble?
verb
North American
To put someone on a list of people waiting for a place or service that is currently full.
Colleges, airlines and restaurants waitlist customers once capacity runs out. As a noun it names the list itself, and people on it hope for a cancellation.
How WAITLIST is used
Waitlist is common in booking, admissions and travel contexts.
- The airline will waitlist you if the flight is full.
- They had to waitlist several applicants this year.
- Ask the clerk to waitlist your name for the class.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAITLIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAITLIST
3 longer words begin with WAITLIST.
Shorter words from the letters in WAITLIST
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Common questions about WAITLIST
- Is WAITLIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAITLIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAITLIST worth?
- WAITLIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAITLIST mean?
- To put someone on a list of people waiting for a place or service that is currently full.
- What letters can be added to WAITLIST?
- WAITLIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WAITLIST:
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