Wasted

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Used or expended without achieving any worthwhile result, or spent recklessly with nothing to show for it.

“He felt the whole afternoon had been wasted sitting in traffic rather than working productively.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈweɪstɪd/

Syllables

wast·ed

Related Words

Synonyms

otiosepointlesspurposelesssenselesssuperfluoussquanderedatrophieddiminished

Antonyms

hypertrophied

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains W, A, S, T, E, D, all distinct common letters. ASTED ending appears in several Wordle answers.

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points. Common tiles throughout. Builds on WASTE by adding D.

Words Related to Wasted

Anagrams of Wasted

Words that use exactly the same letters as “wasted”.

tawsed

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “wasted” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

wanted

Words you can make from Wasted

Shorter words formed from the letters in “wasted”.

awest dates datsw dawts etwas sated sawed sedat stade stead sweat tawed tawse tsade twaes wades waste adet ated ates awed awes dase date

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