usk
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 3
Definition of usk
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- A river in Powys and Monmouthshire, Wales, that empties into the Severn at Newport.
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name
- A river in Powys and Monmouthshire, Wales, that empties into the Severn at Newport.
- A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on this river (OS grid ref SO3700).
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Etymology
From Middle Welsh Wÿsk (modern Welsh Wysg), from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate with the river names Esk, Exe, and Axe.
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2 playable · top: SUK (7 pts)
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