WASTEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WASTEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WASTEFUL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASTEFUL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTEFUL
No single letter turns WASTEFUL into another word.
How WASTEFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WASTEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WASTEFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WASTEFUL
- All 8 letters of WASTEFUL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WASTEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Using more of something valuable than is needed, carelessly or extravagantly.
Calling a habit wasteful suggests that money, time or resources are being thrown away. It can describe people, but just as often processes, packaging or plans.
How WASTEFUL is used
Used of people, habits, systems and purchases.
- Leaving the lights on all night is wasteful.
- The wasteful design used twice as much metal as necessary.
- He was criticised for wasteful spending on decorations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WASTEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WASTEFUL
3 longer words begin with WASTEFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTEFUL
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Common questions about WASTEFUL
- Is WASTEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASTEFUL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASTEFUL worth?
- WASTEFUL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WASTEFUL mean?
- Using more of something valuable than is needed, carelessly or extravagantly.
- What letters can be added to WASTEFUL?
- No single letter can be added to WASTEFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WASTEFUL:
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