Is WASTELANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WASTELANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WASTELANDS mean?
Wastelands is a form of WASTELAND.
- noun
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
“the barrens of central Africa”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (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 WASTELANDS
WASTELANDS 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 WASTELANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wasteland13
- weasands12
- wetlands12
- seawants11
- wadsets11
- weasand11
- wessand11
- wetland11
- awnless10
- seawans10
- seawant10
- dewans10
- dwales10
- lawned10
- snawed10
- tawsed10
- wadset10
- wandle10
- wanted10
- wasted10
- wealds10
- awless9
- seawan9
- sewans9
- swales9
- sweats9
- tawses9
- wastes9
- awned9
- dawen9
- dawns9
- dawts9
- dewan9
- dwale9
- dwelt9
- lawed9
- sawed9
- tawed9
- wades9
- waled9
- wands9
- waned9
- weald9
- welds9
- wends9
- sealants8
- ansated8
- dentals8
- desalts8
- lanated8
- sandals8
- sendals8
- slanted8
- lawns8
- newts8
- sewan8
- slaws8
- slews8
- snaws8
- stews8
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