USURIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. USURIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept USURIOUS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful USURIOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for USURIOUS
No single letter turns USURIOUS into another word.
How USURIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in USURIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 3 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so USURIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about USURIOUS
- USURIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does USURIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Charging or involving usury, meaning unreasonably high interest on a loan.
A usurious loan carries a rate so high that it is illegal in many places or is thought to be unfair. The word describes lenders, contracts and rates, always with a tone of blame.
How USURIOUS is used
Usurious is used of lenders and loan terms.
- The bank was accused of usurious lending.
- A court voided the usurious contract.
- He paid a usurious rate on the short loan.
- Laws limit usurious charges on small loans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of USURIOUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with USURIOUS
3 longer words begin with USURIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in USURIOUS
Common questions about USURIOUS
- Is USURIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts USURIOUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is USURIOUS worth?
- USURIOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does USURIOUS mean?
- Charging or involving usury, meaning unreasonably high interest on a loan.
- What letters can be added to USURIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to USURIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of USURIOUS:
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