because: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of because
conj
By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
Example: I hid myself because I was afraid.
As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
Example: It must be broken, because I pressed the button and nothing happened.
- obsolete
So that, in order that.
Listed forms: bycause, becos, cause, cos, cuz, coz, bc, bcos.
Source: Wiktionary — because.
adv
- not-comparable
On account, for sake [with of].
Example: My life is ruined because of you!
- not-comparable, obsolete
For the reason [with that].
Listed forms: bycause, becos, cause, cos, cuz, coz, bc, bcos.
Source: Wiktionary — because.
intj
Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".
Listed forms: bycause, becos, cause, cos, cuz, coz, bc, bcos.
Source: Wiktionary — because.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is because in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of because
B(3) + E(1) + C(3) + A(1) + U(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of because
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from because
42 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in because. Showing up to 24, longest first.