WASTINGLY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. WASTINGLY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
w4a1s1t1i1n1g2l1y4
PlayableWASTINGLY · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WASTINGLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful WASTINGLY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASTINGLY
No single letter turns WASTINGLY into another word.
How WASTINGLY scores
Scrabble w4a1s1t1i1n1g2l1y4 16
Words with Friends w4a1s1t1i1n2g3l2y3 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in WASTINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WASTINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WASTINGLY
- All 9 letters of WASTINGLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WASTINGLY
swayling15 swaying14 yawling14 tawnily13 giantly11 lawings11 layings11 slaying11 stagily11 stawing11 staying11 stygian11 styling11 swaling11 tawings11 tawsing11 wasting11 nastily10 saintly10 anglist8 lasting8 salting8 slating8 staling8 swingy13 twangy13 waying13 wyling13 wyting13 yawing13 wistly12 angsty10 aswing10 gainly10 glinty10 lawing10 laying10 lyings10 lysing10 lyting10
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Common questions about WASTINGLY
- Is WASTINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WASTINGLY is not in it.
- How many points is WASTINGLY worth?
- WASTINGLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WASTINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to WASTINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WASTINGLY:
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