What does CONSUME mean?
- Pronunciation
- /kənˈsum/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Words With Friends score
- 15
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- eat immoderately“Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly“Have another bowl of chicken soup!”
- spend extravagantly“waste not, want not”
- destroy completely“The fire consumed the building”
- use up (resources or materials)“this car consumes a lot of gas”
- engage fully“The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
consumed13consumes12
Anagrams of CONSUME
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside CONSUME
97 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is CONSUME a valid word in word games?
CONSUME is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is CONSUME worth?
CONSUME is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from CONSUME?
97 other words, including ON, SO, ME and ONE.