Is US a word?
US is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words With Friends, has 2 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 0 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, US is a valid word.
What does us mean?
noun: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
US: word details
- Pronunciation: UHS (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 2 letters, a short word. It is one of 124 2-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 2 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 3 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Solve a whole rack, not just US
US is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does US mean?
US is a noun. It means: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776.
Is US a valid word?
Yes, US is a valid word. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.