WASTAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WASTAGE 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 WASTAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASTAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wastagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WASTAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WASTAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does WASTAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The loss of something through careless use, or the amount that is lost or thrown away.
Wastage is the favourite word of managers and officials who want to cut losses in food, materials or time. In British employment language it also means staff leaving through retirement or resignation rather than being dismissed.
How WASTAGE is used
The word wastage is common in business and public-sector writing, especially British.
- The kitchen reduced food wastage by half.
- Natural wastage cut the workforce without any layoffs.
- Careful cutting kept wastage of cloth to a minimum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WASTAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WASTAGE
1 longer words begin with WASTAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTAGE
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Common questions about WASTAGE
- Is WASTAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASTAGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASTAGE worth?
- WASTAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WASTAGE mean?
- The loss of something through careless use, or the amount that is lost or thrown away.
- What letters can be added to WASTAGE?
- WASTAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WASTAGE:
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