Definitions For Wanton

noun

  • Lewd or lascivious woman

verb

  • Behave extremely cruelly and brutally
  • Engage in amorous play
  • Become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
  • Spend wastefully
  • Indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
  • Waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

adjective

  • Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
  • Occurring without motivation or provocation

Is Wanton a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
11

The word Wanton is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Wanton in a Sentence

  • Vandals were guilty of the wanton destruction of the school property.
  • They were accused of wanton cruelty toward animals.
  • He showed a wanton disregard for his friend's feelings.

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