USURY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. USURY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept USURY?
| 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 USURY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for USURY
No single letter turns USURY into another word.
How USURY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in USURY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does USURY mean in Scrabble?
noun
legalhistorical
The practice of lending money at excessively high or illegal rates of interest.
Religious and legal traditions have condemned usury for centuries, and many historical law codes banned charging any interest at all, not just excessive amounts. Modern usage narrows the term to interest that crosses a legal or moral line, distinguishing usury from the ordinary interest charged by banks and licensed lenders. Some jurisdictions still enforce usury laws that cap the interest rate a lender may charge on a loan.
How USURY is used
Usually paired with laws, charges, or rates, as in usury laws or charged with usury.
- Medieval clergy condemned usury as a sin against charity.
- The lender was accused of usury for charging such a steep rate.
- State usury laws limit how much interest a lender may charge.
- He borrowed from a moneylender notorious for usury.
- The pamphlet argued that usury ruined small farmers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of USURY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in USURY
Common questions about USURY
- Is USURY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts USURY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is USURY worth?
- USURY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does USURY mean?
- The practice of lending money at excessively high or illegal rates of interest.
- What letters can be added to USURY?
- No single letter can be added to USURY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of USURY:
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