wasteful
Wasteful is also used as adjective, with meanings including inefficient in use of time and effort and materials.
Length
8
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
WA
Ends
FUL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “WASTEFUL” Mean?
/ˈweɪstfəl/
wasteful has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesinefficient in use of time and effort and materials
“a clumsy and wasteful process”
“wasteful duplication of effort”
“uneconomical ebb and flow of power”
Synonyms
tending to squander and waste
laying waste
“{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'when wasteful war shall statues overturn'}”
Synonyms for WASTEFUL
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
Length
8 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
L
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
W, A, S, T, E, F, U, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★WASTEFUL has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆WASTEFUL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆WASTEFUL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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★★★★☆WASTEFUL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
WA, AS, ST, TE, EF, FU, UL
Trigrams
WAS, AST, STE, TEF, EFU, FUL
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