Is WASTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WASTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WASTER mean?
- noun
someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
- noun
a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
“a destroyer of the environment”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
6
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 9 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 WASTER
Single letters that turn WASTER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Anagrams of WASTER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from WASTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rawest9
- tawers9
- waters9
- resaw8
- sawer8
- sewar8
- straw8
- strew8
- sware8
- swart8
- swear8
- sweat8
- tawer8
- tawse8
- trews8
- twaes8
- wares8
- warts8
- waste8
- water8
- wears8
- wetas8
- wrest8
- awes7
- raws7
- staw7
- stew7
- swat7
- taws7
- tews7
- twae7
- twas7
- waes7
- ware7
- wars7
- wart7
- wast7
- wats7
- wear7
- wert7
- west7
- weta7
- wets7
- awe6
- raw6
- saw6
- sew6
- taw6
- tew6
- twa6
- wae6
- war6
- was6
- wat6
- wet6
- aster5
- rates5
- resat5
- stare5
- tares5
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