lay waste to
VERB
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L
lay waste to is a valid 12-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1Y4W4A1S1T1E1T1O1
1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does lay waste to mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.
“The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER