WASTELOT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WASTELOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WASTELOT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASTELOT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTELOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wastelotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WASTELOT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WASTELOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WASTELOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WASTELOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
An unused piece of land in a built-up area, often covered with weeds or rubbish.
Planners and neighbours talk about a wastelot when they want it cleaned up or built on. The term is chiefly Canadian, and other English speakers say vacant lot or waste ground.
How WASTELOT is used
Wastelot is used mainly in Canadian English for neglected urban land.
- Children played ball on the wastelot behind the shops.
- The city plans to turn the wastelot into a community garden.
- A rusting car sat abandoned on the wastelot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WASTELOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WASTELOT
1 longer words begin with WASTELOT.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTELOT
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Common questions about WASTELOT
- Is WASTELOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASTELOT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASTELOT worth?
- WASTELOT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WASTELOT mean?
- An unused piece of land in a built-up area, often covered with weeds or rubbish.
- What letters can be added to WASTELOT?
- WASTELOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WASTELOT:
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