WATERLOO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WATERLOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WATERLOO?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WATERLOO is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATERLOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
waterloosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WATERLOO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WATERLOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WATERLOO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WATERLOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A decisive or final defeat.
The sense comes from the 1815 battle near a Belgian village where Napoleon was finally beaten. People say someone meets their waterloo when a long run of success ends in one crushing loss.
How WATERLOO is used
Waterloo is used figuratively, often in the phrase meet your waterloo.
- The candidate met her waterloo in the final debate.
- For the champion, the last round proved a waterloo.
- The merger turned out to be the firm's waterloo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WATERLOO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WATERLOO
1 longer words begin with WATERLOO.
Shorter words from the letters in WATERLOO
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Common questions about WATERLOO
- Is WATERLOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATERLOO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATERLOO worth?
- WATERLOO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WATERLOO mean?
- A decisive or final defeat.
- What letters can be added to WATERLOO?
- WATERLOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WATERLOO:
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