WASTEWAYS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. WASTEWAYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
w4a1s1t1e1w4a1y4s1
PlayableWASTEWAYS · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WASTEWAYS?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful WASTEWAYS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTEWAYS
No single letter turns WASTEWAYS into another word.
How WASTEWAYS scores
Scrabble w4a1s1t1e1w4a1y4s1 18
Words with Friends w4a1s1t1e1w4a1y3s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in WASTEWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WASTEWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WASTEWAYS
wasteway17 seaways13 awayes12 seaway12 sweaty12 satays9 sayest9 sweats9 tawses9 wastes9 yeasts9 asway11 aways11 stewy11 sways11 sweys11 tways11 wawas11 wawes11 wytes11 assay8 essay8 eyass8 satay8 sayst8 staws8 stays8 stews8 steys8 styes8 swats8 sweat8 tawas8 tawse8 twaes8 wases8 waste8 wasts8 wests8 wetas8
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Common questions about WASTEWAYS
- Is WASTEWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASTEWAYS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASTEWAYS worth?
- WASTEWAYS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WASTEWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to WASTEWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WASTEWAYS:
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