Definitions for useful

useful use·ful

Spelling: [yoos-fuh l]
IPA: /ˈyus fəl/

Useful is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 50 anagrams from letters in useful (eflsuu).

Definitions for useful

adjective

  1. being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect:
  2. of practical use, as for doing work; producing material results; supplying common needs:

Origin of useful

First recorded in 1585-95; use + -ful

Examples for useful

Claiming to be useful against Ebola, autism, and cancer, Young Living Essential Oils came under fire from the FDA.

For the aficionado or the neophyte, Comics is a useful overview of a richly creative period in a burgeoning art.

The Nile was directly responsible for this useful development.

Otherwise, he would not have cared to go on destroying life for no useful end.

I strive to be useful to my fellow-creatures, and am happy if I succeed.

Available at Amazon Vince Camuto Moto Baseball Cap, $34 Baseball caps may be useful on the road, but they scream “tourist!”

The Word of God might be useful in its way, but only as studied with unfettered thought.

Ten years earlier, when he had first started thinking about making this film, he had made such a trip and found it useful.

For those unfamiliar with Michals, an annotated biography and useful essays are included.

I feel my independence, and I have been told that I am useful to my fellow-creatures.

Word Value for useful
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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