Scrabble Word Finder

FUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points

Yes. FUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.

f4u1s1e1
PlayableFUSE · 4 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 8 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
8points in Words with Friends
4letters
4hooks available
1 in 10,212odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept FUSE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 42 / 100

42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
4
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.5%

Our own measure of how useful FUSE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for FUSE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 4

fused9 fusee8 fusel8 fuses8

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How FUSE scores

Scrabble f4u1s1e1 7
Words with Friends f4u2s1e1 8

Face value of the 4 tiles in FUSE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
f12
u14
s14
e112

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.

What does FUSE mean in Scrabble?

noun

A safety device containing a metal strip that melts to break an electrical circuit when the current is too high.

A fuse protects wiring and equipment from damage caused by excess electrical current. Once the metal strip inside a fuse melts, the circuit is interrupted and must be repaired before power can flow again.

How FUSE is used

Commonly found in electrical panels and appliances.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Anagrams of FUSE

feus7

The 4 tiles of FUSE in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with FUSE

fused9 fusee8 fusel8 fuses8 fusees9 fusels9 fuselage12 fuseless11 fuselike15 fuselages13

10 longer words begin with FUSE.

Words ending in FUSE

defuse10 effuse12 infuse9 refuse9 confuse12 diffuse14 perfuse12 profuse12 suffuse13 reinfuse11 interfuse12 superfuse14 transfuse12 unconfuse14 circumfuse19 retransfuse14 interdiffuse19

17 words end in FUSE. Useful as a back hook: play FUSE onto a word already on the board.

Words with FUSE inside

defused12 defuser11 defuses11 dufuses11 effused14 effuses13 infused11 infuser10 infuses10 refused11 refuser10 refuses10 unfused11 confused14 confuses13 defusers12 diffused16 diffuser15 diffuses15 doofuses12 goofuses12 infusers11 perfused14 perfuses13

Showing 24 of 63 words that contain FUSE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FUSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in FUSE

efs6 fes6 feu6 sue3 use3 ef5 fe5 es2 us2

Common questions about FUSE

Is FUSE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUSE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is FUSE worth?
FUSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What does FUSE mean?
A safety device containing a metal strip that melts to break an electrical circuit when the current is too high.
What letters can be added to FUSE?
FUSE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FUSE:

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