sue: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of sue
verb
- transitive
To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
Example: sue someone for selling a faulty product
- ambitransitive
To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
Example: The king of Bimsa sued for peace after Nynal's armies overran his territory; he knew any further resistance would only harm the common people.
- transitive
To clean (the beak, etc.).
- transitive
To leave high and dry on shore.
Example: to sue a ship
Listed forms: sues, suing, sued.
Source: Wiktionary — sue.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for sue.
verb
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sue in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sue
S(1) + U(1) + E(1) = 3 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 sue
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sue
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sue. Showing up to 24, longest first.