WASTEBASKET is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. WASTEBASKET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WASTEBASKET?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASTEBASKET is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTEBASKET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wastebasketsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WASTEBASKET scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WASTEBASKET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WASTEBASKET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WASTEBASKET mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small open container kept in a room for discarded paper and other light rubbish.
A wastebasket usually sits beside a desk or in a bathroom and is emptied into a larger bin. British speakers more often say waste-paper bin, while the wastebasket form is typical of American usage.
How WASTEBASKET is used
Used mainly in American English for the small bin in an office or bedroom.
- He crumpled the draft and tossed it into the wastebasket.
- The wastebasket under her desk was full of old receipts.
- Please empty the wastebasket before you leave the office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WASTEBASKET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WASTEBASKET
1 longer words begin with WASTEBASKET.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTEBASKET
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Common questions about WASTEBASKET
- Is WASTEBASKET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASTEBASKET, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASTEBASKET worth?
- WASTEBASKET is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WASTEBASKET mean?
- A small open container kept in a room for discarded paper and other light rubbish.
- What letters can be added to WASTEBASKET?
- WASTEBASKET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WASTEBASKET:
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