waterless
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- Words With Friends
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Definition of waterless
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Dry, arid, lacking water.
“The waterless desert can kill in many ways but dehydration is often fastest.”
“Also the Russian lines over which these locomotives run pass through long stretches of waterless country, where the only alternative to hauling additional water-tank wagons is to conserve the water supply by condensing.”
“Contrasting the luxurious life of the foreigners with the overcrowded, fetid, waterless existence of the Arabs.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Dry, arid, lacking water.
“The waterless desert can kill in many ways but dehydration is often fastest.”
“Also the Russian lines over which these locomotives run pass through long stretches of waterless country, where the only alternative to hauling additional water-tank wagons is to conserve the water supply by condensing.”
“Contrasting the luxurious life of the foreigners with the overcrowded, fetid, waterless existence of the Arabs.”
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(not-comparable)Not requiring water.
“How does a waterless urinal have a drain trap?”
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Etymology
From Middle English waterles, waterlees, from Old English wæterlēas (“waterless”), from Proto-Germanic *watōrlausaz, equivalent to water + -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woaterloos (“waterless”), West Frisian wetterleas (“waterless”), Dutch waterloos (“waterless”), German wasserlos (“waterless”), Swedish vattenlös (“waterless”), Icelandic vatnslaus (“waterless”).
Words you can make from waterless
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Best play sweaters 11 points8-letter words
10 words7-letter words
37 words- AWELESS 10 pts
- SWEATER 10 pts
- SWELTER 10 pts
- WARLESS 10 pts
- WARSLES 10 pts
- WARSTLE 10 pts
- WASTERS 10 pts
- WASTREL 10 pts
- WEASELS 10 pts
- WELTERS 10 pts
- WESTERS 10 pts
- WRASSLE 10 pts
- WRASTLE 10 pts
- WRESTLE 10 pts
- ARTLESS 7 pts
- EARLESS 7 pts
- EASTERS 7 pts
- ELATERS 7 pts
- LASTERS 7 pts
- LEASERS 7 pts
- REALEST 7 pts
- RELATES 7 pts
- RESALES 7 pts
- RESEALS 7 pts
- RESEATS 7 pts
- RESLATE 7 pts
- SALTERS 7 pts
- SEALERS 7 pts
- SEAREST 7 pts
- SEATERS 7 pts
- SLATERS 7 pts
- STEALER 7 pts
- STREELS 7 pts
- TEASELS 7 pts
- TEASERS 7 pts
- TESSERA 7 pts
- TRESSEL 7 pts
6-letter words
86 words- AWLESS 9 pts
- RAWEST 9 pts
- RESAWS 9 pts
- RESEWS 9 pts
- REWETS 9 pts
- SAWERS 9 pts
- SEESAW 9 pts
- SEWARS 9 pts
- SEWERS 9 pts
- STRAWS 9 pts
- STREWS 9 pts
- SWALES 9 pts
- SWEARS 9 pts
- SWEATS 9 pts
- SWEETS 9 pts
- TAWERS 9 pts
- TAWSES 9 pts
- TRAWLS 9 pts
- WALERS 9 pts
- WARSLE 9 pts
- WASTER 9 pts
- WASTES 9 pts
- WATERS 9 pts
- WEASEL 9 pts
- WELTER 9 pts
- WESTER 9 pts
- WRASSE 9 pts
- WRESTS 9 pts
- ALERTS 6 pts
- ALTERS 6 pts
- ARETES 6 pts
- ARTELS 6 pts
- ASSERT 6 pts
- ASTERS 6 pts
- EASELS 6 pts
- EASERS 6 pts
- EASTER 6 pts
- EATERS 6 pts
- ELATER 6 pts
- ELATES 6 pts
- ERASES 6 pts
- ESTERS 6 pts
- ESTRAL 6 pts
- LAREES 6 pts
- LASERS 6 pts
- LASTER 6 pts
- LEASER 6 pts
- LEASES 6 pts
- LEASTS 6 pts
- LESSER 6 pts
- RASSLE 6 pts
- RATELS 6 pts
- REALES 6 pts
- REESTS 6 pts
- RELATE 6 pts
- RELETS 6 pts
- RESALE 6 pts
- RESEAL 6 pts
- RESEAT 6 pts
- RESETS 6 pts
- SALTER 6 pts
- SAREES 6 pts
- SEALER 6 pts
- SEATER 6 pts
- SEREST 6 pts
- SLATER 6 pts
- SLATES 6 pts
- SLEETS 6 pts
- STALER 6 pts
- STALES 6 pts
- STARES 6 pts
- STEALS 6 pts
- STEELS 6 pts
- STEERS 6 pts
- STELAE 6 pts
- STELAR 6 pts
- STELES 6 pts
- STERES 6 pts
- STREEL 6 pts
- TALERS 6 pts
- TASERS 6 pts
- TASSEL 6 pts
- TEASEL 6 pts
- TEASER 6 pts
- TEASES 6 pts
- TESLAS 6 pts
5-letter words
66 words- EWERS 8 pts
- RESAW 8 pts
- RESEW 8 pts
- REWET 8 pts
- SAWER 8 pts
- SEWAR 8 pts
- SEWER 8 pts
- SLAWS 8 pts
- SLEWS 8 pts
- ALERT 5 pts
- ALTER 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- ARLES 5 pts
- ARSES 5 pts
- ARTEL 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- ASTER 5 pts
- EARLS 5 pts
- EASEL 5 pts
- EASER 5 pts
- EASES 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- ELATE 5 pts
- ERASE 5 pts
- ERSES 5 pts
- ESTER 5 pts
- LAREE 5 pts
- LARES 5 pts
- LASER 5 pts
- LASES 5 pts
- LASTS 5 pts
- LATER 5 pts
- LEARS 5 pts
- LEASE 5 pts
- LEAST 5 pts
- LEERS 5 pts
- LEETS 5 pts
- RALES 5 pts
- RASES 5 pts
- RATEL 5 pts
- RATES 5 pts
- REALS 5 pts
- REELS 5 pts
- REEST 5 pts
- RELET 5 pts
- RESAT 5 pts
- RESES 5 pts
- RESET 5 pts
- RESTS 5 pts
- SALES 5 pts
- SALTS 5 pts
- SAREE 5 pts
- SATES 5 pts
- SEALS 5 pts
- SEARS 5 pts
- SEATS 5 pts
- SEELS 5 pts
- SEERS 5 pts
- SERAL 5 pts
- SERES 5 pts
- SETAE 5 pts
- SETAL 5 pts
- SLATE 5 pts
- SLATS 5 pts
- SLEET 5 pts
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