useful: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with U · ends with L
Meaning of useful
adj
Having a practical or beneficial use.
Example: prove useful
Listed forms: usefuller, usefullest, usefull.
Source: Wiktionary — useful.
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 useful.
adjective
being of use or service
adjective
having a useful function
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is useful in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of useful
U(1) + S(1) + E(1) + F(4) + U(1) + L(1) = 9 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 useful
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 useful
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in useful. Showing up to 24, longest first.