WASTEBINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. WASTEBINS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept WASTEBINS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASTEBINS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTEBINS
No single letter turns WASTEBINS into another word.
How WASTEBINS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WASTEBINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WASTEBINS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WASTEBINS mean in Scrabble?
WASTEBINS is the plural of WASTEBIN.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTEBINS
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Common questions about WASTEBINS
- Is WASTEBINS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASTEBINS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASTEBINS worth?
- WASTEBINS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WASTEBINS?
- No single letter can be added to WASTEBINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WASTEBINS:
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