Definition of wasteful

"wasteful" in the adjective sense

1. uneconomical, wasteful

inefficient in use of time and effort and materials

"a clumsy and wasteful process"

"wasteful duplication of effort"

"uneconomical ebb and flow of power"

2. wasteful

tending to squander and waste

3. wasteful

laying waste

"when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare

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Quotations for wasteful

A man can never thrive
Who hath a wasteful wife. [ Proverb ]

Have you found your life distasteful?
My life did, and does, smack sweet.
Was your youth of pleasure wasteful?
Mine I saved and hold complete.
Do your joys with age diminish?
When mine fail me, I'll complain.
Must in death your daylight finish?
My sun sets to rise again. [ Browning ]

To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, is wasteful and ridiculous excess. [ William Shakespeare ]

That eating canker grief, with wasteful spite, preys on the rosy bloom of youth and beauty. [ Rowe ]

To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, to throw a perfume on the violet, to smooth the ice, or add another hue unto the rainbow, or with taper-light to seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, is wasteful and ridiculous excess. [ William Shakespeare ]

wasteful in Scrabble®

The word wasteful is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters wasteful:

WASTEFUL
(135)
WASTEFUL
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

sulfate

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word wasteful

WASTEFUL
(135)
WASTEFUL
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In wasteful

WASTEFUL
(135)
WASTEFUL
(135)
SULFATE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SULFATE
(92 = 42 + 50)
WASTEFUL
(90)
WASTEFUL
(90)
SULFATE
(90 = 40 + 50)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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(68 = 18 + 50)
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(64 = 14 + 50)
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FLAW
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WEALS
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FLAWS
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FAULT
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FETAS
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WAFTS
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WASTE
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FLAWS
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FAULTS
(34)
FLUTES
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WEAL
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ALEF
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FATE
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FUSEL
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(32)
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FAULTS
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FLUTES
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(30)
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(30)
FLAWS
(30)
FLAW
(30)
FLAWS
(30)
FLUTES
(30)
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wasteful in Words With Friends™

The word wasteful is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters wasteful:

WASTEFUL
(108)
WASTEFUL
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

sulfate

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word wasteful

WASTEFUL
(108)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In wasteful

WASTEFUL
(108)
WASTEFUL
(108)
SULFATE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SULFATE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SULFATE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SULFATE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SULFATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
WAFTES
(84)
WASTEFUL
(84)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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WASTEFUL
(80)
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(78)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
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WASTEFUL
(72)
FAULTS
(69)
FLUTES
(69)
SULFATE
(67 = 32 + 35)
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WASTEFUL
(66)
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AWFUL
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WASTEFUL
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
SULFATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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FLAW
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FLAW
(57)
FLUTES
(57)
FLEW
(57)
FLEW
(57)
WAFTS
(57)
FAULTS
(57)
SULFATE
(55 = 20 + 35)
FUSEL
(54)
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(54)
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(54)
FLUES
(54)
SULFA
(54)
FLUTE
(54)
FAULT
(54)
FUELS
(54)
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(54)
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AWFUL
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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FLEAS
(51)
FAULTS
(51)
FLUE
(51)
FALSE
(51)
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(51)
SULFATE
(51 = 16 + 35)
SULFATE
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(51)
FETUS
(51)
FUEL
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(51)
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(51)
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WELT
(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
LEAF
(48)
FATES
(48)
SELF
(48)
FUSE
(48)
WEAL
(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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FLAT
(48)
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(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
FLAWS
(48)
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(48)
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(48)
ALEF
(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(47 = 12 + 35)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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Words containing the sequence wasteful

Words that start with wasteful (3 words)

Words with wasteful in them (1 word)

Words that end with wasteful (1 word)

Word Growth involving wasteful

Shorter words in wasteful

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as was waste

Longer words containing wasteful

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