WASTERFUL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. WASTERFUL 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WASTERFUL?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASTERFUL is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTERFUL
No single letter turns WASTERFUL into another word.
How WASTERFUL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WASTERFUL, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WASTERFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WASTERFUL
- All 9 letters of WASTERFUL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with WASTERFUL
3 longer words begin with WASTERFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTERFUL
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Common questions about WASTERFUL
- Is WASTERFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WASTERFUL is not in it.
- How many points is WASTERFUL worth?
- WASTERFUL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WASTERFUL?
- No single letter can be added to WASTERFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WASTERFUL:
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