WASTERY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WASTERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WASTERY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASTERY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTERY
No single letter turns WASTERY into another word.
How WASTERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WASTERY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does WASTERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
Reckless or extravagant spending, or a state of useless abundance.
An old word, wastery points to squandering rather than simple loss. A moralising writer might lay it at the door of a rich household that spends without thought.
How WASTERY is used
Wastery is archaic and appears mainly in older texts and word lists.
- The steward complained of wastery in the kitchens.
- Such wastery brought the family to ruin.
- He preached against the wastery of idle courtiers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WASTERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTERY
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Common questions about WASTERY
- Is WASTERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASTERY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASTERY worth?
- WASTERY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WASTERY mean?
- Reckless or extravagant spending, or a state of useless abundance.
- What letters can be added to WASTERY?
- No single letter can be added to WASTERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WASTERY:
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