WASTELAND is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WASTELAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WASTELAND?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASTELAND is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTELAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wastelandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WASTELAND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WASTELAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WASTELAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WASTELAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
An area of land that is barren, neglected or too poor to be farmed or built on.
A wasteland can be a natural desert or a patch of ruined industrial ground. Writers also use wasteland figuratively for any place or era that feels empty of life and meaning.
How WASTELAND is used
Used literally for bleak ground and figuratively for cultural or emotional emptiness.
- The old factory site had become a wasteland of weeds and rubble.
- Nothing grew in the wasteland beyond the mine.
- He described the suburb as a cultural wasteland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WASTELAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WASTELAND
1 longer words begin with WASTELAND.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTELAND
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Common questions about WASTELAND
- Is WASTELAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASTELAND, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASTELAND worth?
- WASTELAND is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WASTELAND mean?
- An area of land that is barren, neglected or too poor to be farmed or built on.
- What letters can be added to WASTELAND?
- WASTELAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WASTELAND:
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