WAKEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WAKEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAKEFUL?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAKEFUL is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAKEFUL
No single letter turns WAKEFUL into another word.
How WAKEFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WAKEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does WAKEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not sleeping or unable to sleep, or alert and watchful.
Wakeful can describe a restless night with little rest, or a mind that stays alert to danger. It also tells you that sleep is light, so a wakeful baby stirs at the slightest sound.
How WAKEFUL is used
Wakeful describes people, nights and states of attention, and it has a slightly literary tone.
- He spent a wakeful night listening to the storm.
- The guard stayed wakeful until dawn.
- A wakeful child called out from the nursery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAKEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAKEFUL
3 longer words begin with WAKEFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in WAKEFUL
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Common questions about WAKEFUL
- Is WAKEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAKEFUL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAKEFUL worth?
- WAKEFUL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAKEFUL mean?
- Not sleeping or unable to sleep, or alert and watchful.
- What letters can be added to WAKEFUL?
- No single letter can be added to WAKEFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WAKEFUL:
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