USAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. USAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept USAGE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful USAGE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for USAGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How USAGE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in USAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does USAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The way in which a word, phrase, or object is customarily used, or the act of using something.
Usage covers two related ideas: the accepted way a word or expression is used in a language, and the general act or amount of using a thing, such as water usage or fuel usage. Dictionaries and style guides devote separate usage notes to words whose acceptability shifts between formal and informal speech, since correct grammar alone does not guarantee accepted usage. In technical contexts, usage often turns into a measurable quantity, tracked over time to plan supply or set a bill. The word itself comes from use, with the -age ending marking a pattern or amount rather than a single act.
How USAGE is used
Common in both everyday speech about how words are used and technical contexts measuring how much of something is consumed.
- The style guide has a long entry on the usage of who and whom.
- Water usage rose sharply during the summer drought.
- Local usage favors one spelling over the other.
- The meter records electricity usage every fifteen minutes.
- Her essay traced changes in usage across two centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of USAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of USAGE
The 5 tiles of USAGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with USAGE
3 longer words begin with USAGE.
Words ending in USAGE
7 words end in USAGE. Useful as a back hook: play USAGE onto a word already on the board.
Words with USAGE inside
7 words contain USAGE in the middle. Words that start with USAGE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in USAGE
Common questions about USAGE
- Is USAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts USAGE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is USAGE worth?
- USAGE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does USAGE mean?
- The way in which a word, phrase, or object is customarily used, or the act of using something.
- What letters can be added to USAGE?
- USAGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of USAGE:
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