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Abuses

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About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of abuse

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does abuses mean?

noun

  1. cruel or inhumane treatment

    “the child showed signs of physical abuse”

    Synonymsmaltreatment

  2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

    “when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse”

    Synonymsinsultrevilementcontumelyvilification

  3. improper or excessive use

    “alcohol abuse”

    Synonymsmisuse

verb

  1. treat badly

    “This boss abuses his workers”

    Synonymsmistreatmaltreatstep

  2. change the inherent purpose or function of something

    “Don't abuse the system”

    Synonymspervertmisuse

  3. use foul or abusive language towards

    “The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket”

    Synonymsclapperclawblackguardshout

  4. use wrongly or improperly or excessively

    “Her husband often abuses alcohol”

Definitions shown for abuse, the base form of abuses.

Is ABUSES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ABUSES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
a 1b 3u 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
a 1b 4u 2s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
a 1b 4u 2s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
a 1b 4u 2s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ABUSES

Anagrams 1

subsea

Words that end like ABUSES

Common words that share the ending -USES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

amusesrefusesconfusesopusesaccusesvirusesanusesonusesbemusesbonusesdisusesfetusesfocusesinfuseslotusesminusesmisusesperusessinusescallusescampusescaucusescensuseschoruses
All words ending in -USES

Abuses: quick answers

Is ABUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ABUSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ABUSES worth?
ABUSES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does abuses mean?
abuses is the plural and third-person singular form of abuse, which means “cruel or inhumane treatment”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ABUSES?
You can make 44 shorter words from ABUSES, such as ABUSE, BASES, BASSE, BEAUS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ABUSES?
ABUSES rearranges into SUBSEA.