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Is wanton a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word wanton is a Scrabble US word. The word wanton is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

W4A1N1T1O1N1

Is wanton a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word wanton is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

W4A1N1T1O1N1

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W4A1N2T1O1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

WANTON,

4-letter words (11 found)

ANNO,ANON,ANOW,NANO,NONA,NOTA,NOWN,NOWT,TOWN,WANT,WONT,

3-letter words (23 found)

ANN,ANT,AWN,NAN,NAT,NAW,NON,NOT,NOW,OAT,OWN,OWT,TAN,TAO,TAW,TON,TOW,TWA,TWO,WAN,WAT,WON,WOT,

2-letter words (10 found)

AN,AT,AW,NA,NO,ON,OW,TA,TO,WO,

You can make 45 words from wanton according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of wanton

wanton

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɒntən/
  • (US) enPR: wän'tən, IPA(key): /ˈwɑntən/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈwɒntən/, /ˈwɒntɒn/
  • Rhymes: -ɒntən
  • Homophone: wonton (some accents)

Etymology 1

From Middle English wantoun, wantowen, wantoȝen, wantowe (“uneducated; unrestrained; licentious; sportive; playful”), from wan- (“not, un-, mis-”) + towen, i-towen (“educated”, literally “towed; led; drawn”), from Old English togen, ġetogen, past participle of tēon (“to train, discipline”), equivalent to wan- +‎ towed.

Adjective

wanton (comparative wantoner, superlative wantonest)

  1. (archaic) Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
  2. (obsolete) Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.
  3. Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
  4. Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.
  5. (archaic) Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.
Synonyms
  • (undisciplined): see Thesaurus:wanton
  • (playful, overly happy): frolicsome, playful
  • (lewd): lewd, lustful, unchaste
  • (capriciously violent): inhumane, callous, merciless
  • (luxuriant): extravagant, lavish, luxuriant, prodigal, unrestrained
Derived terms
  • wanton kittens make sober cats
Translations

Noun

wanton (plural wantons)

  1. A pampered or coddled person.
  2. An overly playful person; a trifler.
  3. A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.
  4. (archaic) A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

wanton (third-person singular simple present wantons, present participle wantoning, simple past and past participle wantoned)

  1. (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
  2. (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
    The young man wantoned away his inheritance.
    • 1660, Samuel Pepys, diary entry for 28 April, 1660, in Henry B. Wheatley (ed.), The Diary of Samuel Pepys, London: George Bell, 1905, Volume 8, p.290,[3]
      […] with this money the King shall wanton away his time in pleasures […]
    • 1948, Digby George Gerahty (as Robert Standish), Elephant Walk, New York: Macmillan, 1949, Chapter 15, p. 214,[6]
      If either of us felt the respect for George that you imply by your manner, you know perfectly well that we wouldn’t have wantoned away the day as we have.
  3. (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
Synonyms
  • (to act wantonly): See Thesaurus:harlotize
Related terms
  • wantonly
  • wantonness
  • wantonry
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞／云吞 (wan4 tan1).

Noun

wanton (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines, Singapore) wonton (Chinese dumplings)

Anagrams

  • Antwon

Source: wiktionary.org