Wastes
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of waste, meaning to spend or use something carelessly without good purpose.
“He wastes so much time scrolling through social media when he could be studying.”
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Wordle
Contains W, A, S, T, E, S with repeated S. Ends in -ASTES, a useful pattern.
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Scrabble
Worth 9 points. S hook on WASTE gives WASTES. Handy for extending plays on the board.
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