USE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. USE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept USE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful USE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for USE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How USE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in USE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842.
What does USE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To employ something for a purpose.
Use has a noun and a verb spelled alike and pronounced differently, which is a pattern English repeats in house, close and abuse. Nobody is taught the rule and hardly anybody gets it wrong.
How USE is used
Used, uses. The noun and verb differ in pronunciation.
- They use the back door and always have.
- The word use is said one way as a noun and another as a verb.
- She used the wrong form and it took a month to correct.
- A use for it will turn up eventually.
- House and use follow the same sound pattern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of USE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of USE
The 3 tiles of USE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with USE
21 longer words begin with USE.
Words ending in USE
Showing 24 of 277 words that end in USE. Useful as a back hook: play USE onto a word already on the board.
Words with USE inside
Showing 24 of 1339 words that contain USE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with USE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in USE
Common questions about USE
- Is USE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts USE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is USE worth?
- USE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does USE mean?
- To employ something for a purpose.
- What letters can be added to USE?
- USE takes 6 hooks: 3 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of USE:
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