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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
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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