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Yes, WASTE is a Scrabble word!

Letter values in Scrabble US: W 4, A 1, S 1, T 1, E 1.

Is it a valid word?

  • Scrabble US: valid, 8 points.

About WASTE

WASTE is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).

Definitions

noun

  1. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
  2. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
  3. the trait of wasting resources
  4. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
  5. (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

verb

  1. spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  2. use inefficiently or inappropriately
  3. get rid of
  4. run off as waste
  5. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
  6. spend extravagantly
  7. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
  8. cause to grow thin or weak
  9. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  10. become physically weaker

adjective

  1. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

WASTE in Wordle

WASTE was the Wordle answer on Aug. 21, 2022 (#428). Stuck on today’s? Use the Wordle helper.

Synonyms

Also: waste material, waste matter, waste product, permissive waste, run off, knock off, do in, pine away, lay waste to.

All synonyms of WASTE

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