WASTEPAPER is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WASTEPAPER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WASTEPAPER?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASTEPAPER is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTEPAPER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wastepapersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WASTEPAPER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WASTEPAPER, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WASTEPAPER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WASTEPAPER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Paper thrown away because it has been used or is no longer wanted.
Offices collect wastepaper in bins, often to be recycled. The word is common in the compound wastepaper basket.
How WASTEPAPER is used
Common in wastepaper basket and wastepaper bin.
- The floor was covered in crumpled wastepaper.
- He tossed the draft into the wastepaper basket.
- The school collects wastepaper for recycling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WASTEPAPER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WASTEPAPER
1 longer words begin with WASTEPAPER.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTEPAPER
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Common questions about WASTEPAPER
- Is WASTEPAPER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASTEPAPER, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASTEPAPER worth?
- WASTEPAPER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WASTEPAPER mean?
- Paper thrown away because it has been used or is no longer wanted.
- What letters can be added to WASTEPAPER?
- WASTEPAPER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WASTEPAPER:
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