WATERBORNE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WATERBORNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WATERBORNE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WATERBORNE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATERBORNE
No single letter turns WATERBORNE into another word.
How WATERBORNE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WATERBORNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WATERBORNE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WATERBORNE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Carried, spread or supported by water.
Health officials speak of waterborne diseases that spread through contaminated supplies, while shipping writers use waterborne for goods moved by boat. Both uses rely on water as the carrier.
How WATERBORNE is used
Waterborne is used in public health for disease spread by water and in transport for goods carried afloat.
- Cholera is a waterborne disease.
- The region relied on waterborne trade along the river.
- The waterborne troops landed at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WATERBORNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WATERBORNE
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Common questions about WATERBORNE
- Is WATERBORNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATERBORNE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATERBORNE worth?
- WATERBORNE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WATERBORNE mean?
- Carried, spread or supported by water.
- What letters can be added to WATERBORNE?
- No single letter can be added to WATERBORNE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WATERBORNE:
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