USNEA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. USNEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept USNEA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful USNEA is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for USNEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
usneasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How USNEA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in USNEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about USNEA
- The letters of USNEA run in reverse alphabetical order.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does USNEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus of pale green or grayish lichens with long, thread-like, branching strands that hang from tree bark and rocks.
Usnea grows slowly in clean, unpolluted air, which makes its presence on tree branches a rough indicator of air quality in a forest. Herbalists have long dried and ground usnea for traditional remedies, since some species contain a compound with mild antimicrobial properties. The lichen's tangled, hair-like strands earned it the common nickname old man's beard in many English-speaking regions.
How USNEA is used
Used in botany and lichenology, and informally as old man's beard for its long hanging strands.
- Long gray strands of usnea hung from the branches of the old pine.
- Botanists use usnea as a natural indicator of clean air.
- She gathered usnea from the forest floor to make a herbal tincture.
- The hiking guide pointed out usnea draped over nearly every dead branch.
- Some herbalists still brew usnea into a bitter tea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of USNEA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of USNEA
The 5 tiles of USNEA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with USNEA
1 longer words begin with USNEA.
Shorter words from the letters in USNEA
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Common questions about USNEA
- Is USNEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts USNEA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is USNEA worth?
- USNEA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does USNEA mean?
- A genus of pale green or grayish lichens with long, thread-like, branching strands that hang from tree bark and rocks.
- What letters can be added to USNEA?
- USNEA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of USNEA:
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