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Is usury a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word usury is a Scrabble US word. The word usury is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

U1S1U1R1Y4

Is usury a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word usury is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

U1S1U1R1Y4

Is usury a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word usury is a Words With Friends word. The word usury is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

U2S1U2R1Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

USURY,

4-letter words (2 found)

RYUS,URUS,

3-letter words (3 found)

RYU,SUR,YUS,

2-letter words (3 found)

UR,US,YU,

You can make 9 words from usury according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of usury

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Definitions and meaning of usury

usury

Etymology

From Middle English usurie, from Latin ūsūria, from ūsūra (“lending at interest, usury”) from ūsus (“use”), from stem of ūtī (“to use”). Compare usurp and use.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: yo͞o'zhə-rē, IPA(key): /ˈjuːʒəɹi/

Noun

usury (countable and uncountable, plural usuries)

  1. (countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
  2. (uncountable) The practice of lending money at such rates.
  3. (uncountable, archaic or historical) The practice of lending money at interest.
  4. (uncountable, obsolete) Profit.

Synonyms

  • oker

Hyponyms

  • payday loan

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Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “usury”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Middle English

Noun

usury

  1. Alternative form of usurie

Source: wiktionary.org