WANTAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WANTAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WANTAGE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WANTAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WANTAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wantagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WANTAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WANTAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does WANTAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A shortage, or the amount by which a container falls short of being full.
Brewers and cask makers knew wantage as the gap left in a barrel after liquid has leaked or evaporated. It was also used loosely for any lack or deficiency. Today most people say shortfall instead.
How WANTAGE is used
The word wantage is rare and is mostly found in trade and older writing about casks.
- The cellarman measured the wantage in each cask.
- There was a wantage of three gallons after the voyage.
- Any wantage must be made up before the barrels are sold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WANTAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WANTAGE
1 longer words begin with WANTAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in WANTAGE
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Common questions about WANTAGE
- Is WANTAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WANTAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WANTAGE worth?
- WANTAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WANTAGE mean?
- A shortage, or the amount by which a container falls short of being full.
- What letters can be added to WANTAGE?
- WANTAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WANTAGE:
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