ISSUE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ISSUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISSUE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISSUE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISSUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISSUE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ISSUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does ISSUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A subject, problem or point that people discuss, argue about, or need to decide on.
When people say there is an issue with a plan, they mean something in it needs attention or disagreement before it can move forward. The same word also names a single numbered edition of a magazine or comic, and in law it can mean a person's children. Context usually makes clear which sense of issue is meant.
How ISSUE is used
Common in news, work and political discussion, and often paired with verbs like raise, address or resolve.
- The committee spent an hour debating the same issue.
- Cost turned out to be the real issue behind the delay.
- This month's issue of the magazine sold out within days.
- Doctors traced her tiredness to an issue with her thyroid.
- Raise the issue at the next meeting instead of ignoring it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISSUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISSUE
5 longer words begin with ISSUE.
Words ending in ISSUE
4 words end in ISSUE. Useful as a back hook: play ISSUE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ISSUE inside
13 words contain ISSUE in the middle. Words that start with ISSUE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ISSUE
Common questions about ISSUE
- Is ISSUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISSUE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISSUE worth?
- ISSUE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISSUE mean?
- A subject, problem or point that people discuss, argue about, or need to decide on.
- What letters can be added to ISSUE?
- ISSUE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ISSUE:
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