With USE
15 words · highest scoring is fused at 9 points
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About 5 Letter Words With USE
There are 15 five letter words containing USE in our dictionary. The highest scoring is fused at 9 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 15 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — ABUSE, FUSED, MUSES among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
For a wider net, try Words With USE, which drops the length limit entirely.
5 Letter Words With USE at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With USE
- fused9
- bused8
- fuses8
- house8
- abuse7
- amuse7
- buses7
- cause7
Common 5 Letter Words With USE
- abuse7
- amuse7
- buses7
- fused9
- house8
- mouse7
- pause7
- rouse5
5 Letter Words With USE Defined
- abuseVerb · 7 points
- use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse
- busedVerb · 8 points
- transport in a communal road vehicle
- fusedVerb · 9 points
- join or blend to form a single entity
- houseNoun · 8 points
- a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys
- musesNoun · 7 points
- (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences
- reuseVerb · 5 points
- use again or more than once
5 Letter Words With USE: Questions
How many five letter words containing USE are there?
There are 15 five letter words containing USE in our dictionary, and 15 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing USE?
FUSED is the highest scoring option at 9 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing USE?
ABUSE, FUSED, MUSES are among the most familiar five letter words containing USE. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing USE valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.