9 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
adverb in a useless manner
originEtymology tree Proto-Italic *oissos Latin ūsus Old French usbor. Middle English use English use Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English useless Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic…
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