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wastes

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Is wastes a Scrabble word?

Yes, wastes is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of wastes?

Definition

noun (English)

1. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwantedExamples: "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"Synonyms: waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

2. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelesslyExamples: "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"Synonyms: dissipation, waste, wastefulness

3. the trait of wasting resourcesExamples: "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"Synonyms: thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness

4. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivationExamples: "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"Synonyms: barren, waste, wasteland

5. (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglectSynonyms: permissive waste, waste

verb (English)

1. spend thoughtlessly; throw awayExamples: "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"Synonyms: blow, squander, wasteAntonyms: conserve

2. use inefficiently or inappropriatelyExamples: "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"Synonyms: waste

3. get rid ofExamples: "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"Synonyms: waste

4. run off as wasteExamples: "The water wastes back into the ocean"Synonyms: run off, waste

5. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killingExamples: "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"Synonyms: do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste

6. spend extravagantlyExamples: "waste not, want not"Synonyms: consume, squander, ware, waste

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "wastes"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "wastes"?

Scrabble
9 points
W4
A1
S1
T1
E1
S1
Words With Friends
9 points
W4
A1
S1
T1
E1
S1

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