Is WASTEWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WASTEWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 18 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.
Definition
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See the definition of WastewaysHooks for WASTEWAYS
WASTEWAYS 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 WASTEWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wasteway17
- seaways13
- seaway12
- sweaty12
- stewy11
- sways11
- wytes11
- away10
- sway10
- waws10
- ways10
- wyes10
- wyte10
- yaws10
- yews10
- satays9
- sayest9
- sweats9
- tawses9
- wastes9
- yeasts9
- waw9
- way9
- wye9
- yaw9
- yew9
- assay8
- essay8
- eyass8
- satay8
- sayst8
- stays8
- stews8
- styes8
- swats8
- sweat8
- tawse8
- twaes8
- waste8
- wasts8
- wests8
- wetas8
- yeast8
- awes7
- ayes7
- easy7
- eyas7
- saws7
- says7
- sews7
- staw7
- stay7
- stew7
- stey7
- stye7
- swat7
- taws7
- tews7
- twae7
- twas7
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