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useful

/ˈjuːsfəl/•adjective

Useful is also used as adjective, with meanings including being of use or service.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 9

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

FUL

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “USEFUL” Mean?

/ˈjuːsfəl/

useful has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

being of use or service

“the girl felt motherly and useful”

“a useful job”

“a useful member of society”

Synonyms

utile

having a useful function

“utilitarian steel tables”

Synonyms

utilitarian

Synonyms for USEFUL

utile utilitarian

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word useful with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

being of use or service

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

U, S, E, F, U, L

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for useful.

USEFUL is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 9.

It starts with U and ends with L.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDAE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using useful in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

USEFUL has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

USEFUL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

USEFUL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

USEFUL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside useful.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDAE

CV Pattern

VCVCVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

US, SE, EF, FU, UL

Trigrams

USE, SEF, EFU, FUL

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for useful.

USEFUL is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with U and ends with L, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.