What does ISSUE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈɪʃu/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
5
Words With Friends score
6
How common
Very common

Meaning

verb

  1. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale“publish a magazine or newspaper”
  2. circulate or distribute or equip with“issue a new uniform to the children”
  3. bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
  4. come out of“Water issued from the hole in the wall”
  5. make out and issue“write out a check”

noun

  1. an important question that is in dispute and must be settled“the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone”
  2. one of a series published periodically“she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room”
  3. some situation or event that is thought about“he kept drifting off the topic”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

issued7issues6

Anagrams of ISSUE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ISSUE

12 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

seis4sues4uses4ess3sei3sis3 sue3 use3 es2is2si2 us2

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Word lists

Questions

Is ISSUE a valid word in word games?

ISSUE 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 ISSUE worth?

ISSUE is worth 5 points with Scrabble letter values and 6 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ISSUE?

12 other words, including IS, US, USE and USES.