Costs

/ˈkɑsts/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Costs

verb

  1. To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

    "It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

  2. To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.

    "Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives."

  3. To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
  4. To calculate or estimate a price.

    "I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand."

noun

  1. Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.

    "The average cost of a new house is twice as much as it was 20 years ago."

  2. A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.

    "Spending all your time working may earn you a lot of money at the cost of your health."

noun

  1. A rib; a side.
  2. A cottise.
Anagrams of Costs

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "costs":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "costs" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Costs"

Costs is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "costs" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Costs" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "costs" is a low-scoring word.