Futile is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 90 anagrams from letters in futile (efiltu).
1545-55; Latin fūtilis, futtilis easily broken, vain, worthless, equivalent to fūt- (akin to fundere to pour, melt) + -ilis -ile
The absurdity of North Korea now extends to its futile attempt to anticipate the whims of Mother Nature.
As a result, his rep rehab remains a lonely and futile mission.
He felt suddenly young and futile; his just rage turned to blustering in his ears.
When he finally became president, Nixon walked away from that war to prolong a futile one half a world away.
He should therefore smile at the futile attempt to excite his jealousy.
Their hope that this means the spotlight stays off them, however, will be futile: Brutally put, the papers prefer them to Charles.
The effort to make them "disgorge" is as continual as it is noisy, and, as a rule, futile.
So, she fought no more, but left destiny to work its will unhampered by her futile strivings.
But his well-meant attempt to assuage the stricken creature's wo was futile.
LONDON—You want to know how awful, futile, and dehumanizing war is?