WATERAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WATERAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WATERAGE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WATERAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATERAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wateragesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WATERAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WATERAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WATERAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WATERAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The carrying of goods by water, or the money charged for it.
In the days of barges and coastal ships, waterage was a line in the merchant's accounts. The word is now historical and rarely used outside old records.
How WATERAGE is used
Found in older commercial and legal documents.
- The merchant paid waterage on the grain shipment.
- Old ledgers list waterage next to cartage.
- Waterage was cheaper than hauling the goods by road.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WATERAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WATERAGE
1 longer words begin with WATERAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in WATERAGE
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Common questions about WATERAGE
- Is WATERAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATERAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATERAGE worth?
- WATERAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WATERAGE mean?
- The carrying of goods by water, or the money charged for it.
- What letters can be added to WATERAGE?
- WATERAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WATERAGE:
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