Is WASTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WASTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WASTED mean?
- adjective
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
“otiose lines in a play”
- adjective
not used to good advantage
“squandered money cannot be replaced”
- adjective
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
“partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm”
- adjective
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
“a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
6
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for WASTED
WASTED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of WASTED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from WASTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tawsed10
- wadset10
- dawts9
- sawed9
- tawed9
- wades9
- sweat8
- tawse8
- twaes8
- waste8
- wetas8
- awed8
- daws8
- dawt8
- dews8
- wade8
- wads8
- weds8
- awes7
- staw7
- stew7
- swat7
- taws7
- tews7
- twae7
- twas7
- waes7
- wast7
- wats7
- west7
- weta7
- wets7
- daw7
- dew7
- wad7
- wed7
- dates6
- sated6
- stade6
- stead6
- tased6
- tsade6
- awe6
- saw6
- sew6
- taw6
- tew6
- twa6
- wae6
- was6
- wat6
- wet6
- date5
- sade5
- tads5
- teds5
- aw5
- ew5
- we5
- ates4
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