ABUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ABUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABUSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABUSE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABUSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABUSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ABUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does ABUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Improper or harmful treatment of a person, animal, right, or thing; misuse.
Abuse covers a wide range of harm, from physical or emotional mistreatment of a person to the misuse of a substance, a power, or a system. The same word applies whether the harm is directed at another living being, as in child abuse, or at a resource or privilege, as in abuse of authority or drug abuse. Because the term spans such different situations, context usually makes clear which kind of abuse a speaker means.
How ABUSE is used
Common in legal, medical and everyday speech, applied to mistreatment of people as well as misuse of substances, power or systems.
- The report documented years of abuse at the facility.
- Officials investigated the abuse of public funds.
- Drug abuse remained a major concern in the clinic.
- The charity offers support to survivors of abuse.
- His lawyer argued it was an abuse of power.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABUSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABUSE
The 5 tiles of ABUSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABUSE
4 longer words begin with ABUSE.
Words ending in ABUSE
2 words end in ABUSE. Useful as a back hook: play ABUSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ABUSE inside
6 words contain ABUSE in the middle. Words that start with ABUSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABUSE
Common questions about ABUSE
- Is ABUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABUSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABUSE worth?
- ABUSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABUSE mean?
- Improper or harmful treatment of a person, animal, right, or thing; misuse.
- What letters can be added to ABUSE?
- ABUSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ABUSE:
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