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.
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Depends on the listWASTEBINS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WASTEBINS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
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
Scrabble w4a1s1t1e1b3i1n1s1 14
Words with Friends w4a1s1t1e1b4i1n2s1 16
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.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTEBINS
wastebin13 basinets10 bassinet10 besaints10 bestains10 bawties12 awniest10 tawnies10 waniest10 wanties10 wisents10 witness10 absents9 banties9 basinet9 basnets9 besaint9 bestain9 sabines9 entasis7 nasties7 seitans7 sestina7 tansies7 tisanes7 bawtie11 sewans9 sewins9 sinews9 swains9 sweats9 swines9 tawses9 tiswas9 twains9 twines9 waists9 waites9 wastes9 wisent9
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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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