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Is wuss a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word wuss is a Scrabble US word. The word wuss is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is wuss a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word wuss is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

W4U1S1S1

Is wuss a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word wuss is a Words With Friends word. The word wuss is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

WUSS,

3-letter words (2 found)

SUS,WUS,

2-letter words (1 found)

US,

You can make 4 words from wuss according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of wuss

wuss uwss wsus swus usws suws wuss uwss wsus swus usws suws wssu swsu wssu swsu sswu sswu ussw susw ussw susw ssuw ssuw

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word wuss. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in wuss.

Definitions and meaning of wuss

wuss

Etymology

Probably a blend of wimp +‎ puss. Compare later wussy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wʊs/
  • Rhymes: -ʊs

Noun

wuss (plural wusses)

  1. (slang) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
    • 1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript
      Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.
    • 1995, Rob Huizenga, You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise Page 120
      ...if you got a reputation as a wuss around the league, nobody else would ever even trade for you, or pick you up if you got cut.
    • 2003, Andrea P. Roberts, Uncovered: 20 Hints for Men from a Bisexual Woman Page 7
      And finally, don't be a wuss. Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.
    • 2003, Marc J. Soares, 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park Page 21
      ...stop, study the map, and wait for the others. It's better to be a wuss than a stud.

Synonyms

  • (weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person): pansy, pushover, weakling, wimp, puss, pussy; see also Thesaurus:milksop or Thesaurus:coward

Derived terms

  • wuss out

Translations

Verb

wuss (third-person singular simple present wusses, present participle wussing, simple past and past participle wussed)

  1. Only used in wuss out

Catawba

Noun

wuss

  1. Alternative spelling of wus

Scots

Alternative forms

  • wis, wiss, woss, vouss

Etymology

From Middle English wus, wose (“juice, sap”), from Old English wōs (“moisture, exuded liquid, juice”), from Proto-Germanic *wōsą (“juice, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“fat, moisture”). Cognate with Danish os (“vine sap”), West Frisian weaze (“slime, mud”), Dutch waas (“marshy land, vapor, mist, film”). More at English ooze.

Noun

wuss (plural wusses)

  1. juice
  2. The liquid obtained from boiling or squeezing fruit or vegetable substances

Source: wiktionary.org