USUAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. USUAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept USUAL?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful USUAL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for USUAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
usualsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How USUAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in USUAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does USUAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Happening, done, or used most of the time; normal or customary rather than exceptional.
Something described as usual fits the pattern people expect from past experience, whether that pattern is a daily habit, a routine procedure or a typical outcome. The word often appears in phrases like as usual, which signals that nothing has changed from what came before, and out of the usual, which flags a break from that pattern. Because usual measures against expectation rather than any fixed rule, what counts as usual can differ sharply between one person, place or situation and another.
How USUAL is used
Common in everyday speech, especially in the set phrase as usual for something happening in the expected way.
- He took his usual seat at the back of the bus.
- The meeting ran longer than usual because of the new proposal.
- She ordered her usual coffee before heading into work.
- As usual, the shop was closed on Sunday morning.
- Traffic on the bridge was heavier than usual during the storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of USUAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of USUAL
The 5 tiles of USUAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with USUAL
4 longer words begin with USUAL.
Words ending in USUAL
1 words end in USUAL. Useful as a back hook: play USUAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with USUAL inside
3 words contain USUAL in the middle. Words that start with USUAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in USUAL
Common questions about USUAL
- Is USUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts USUAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is USUAL worth?
- USUAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does USUAL mean?
- Happening, done, or used most of the time; normal or customary rather than exceptional.
- What letters can be added to USUAL?
- USUAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of USUAL:
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