Is WASTEFUL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WASTEFUL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WASTEFUL mean?
- adjective
inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
“a clumsy and wasteful process”
- adjective
tending to squander and waste
- adjective
laying waste
“when wasteful war shall statues overturn”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) = 14 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 WASTEFUL
WASTEFUL 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.
Words you can make from WASTEFUL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- waeful12
- awful11
- flaws11
- flews11
- wafts11
- wefts11
- sulfate10
- flaw10
- flew10
- waft10
- weft10
- faults9
- festal9
- flatus9
- flutes9
- futsal9
- few9
- alefs8
- false8
- fates8
- fault8
- feast8
- feats8
- felts8
- festa8
- fetal8
- fetas8
- fetus8
- flats8
- fleas8
- flues8
- flute8
- fuels8
- fusel8
- leafs8
- lefts8
- sulfa8
- swale8
- sweat8
- tawse8
- tufas8
- twaes8
- wales8
- waste8
- wauls8
- weals8
- welts8
- wetas8
- alef7
- awes7
- awls7
- efts7
- fast7
- fate7
- fats7
- feal7
- feat7
- felt7
- fest7
- feta7
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