usage

NOUN /jusɪdʒ/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH U

usage is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1S1A1G2E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does usage mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

Accepted or habitual practice.

SYNONYMS
CUSTOMUSANCE
BROADER
PATTERNPRACTICESURVIVAL
NARROWER
COUVADEAMERICANISMRITUALANGLICISMGERMANISMHABITHIJABUSE
RELATED
USE
2

The act of using.

SYNONYMS
EMPLOYMENTEXERCISEUSEUTILISATIONUTILIZATION
BROADER
ACTIVITY
NARROWER
ABUSEAPPLICATIONDEVELOPMENTEXPLOITATIONMISUSEPLAYPRACTICAL APPLICATIONPRACTICE
RELATED
USE
3

The customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written.

“English usage”

“a usage borrowed from French”

BROADER
LINGUISTIC COMMUNICATIONLANGUAGE
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of usage

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
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