What It Scores
USUAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as U1 S1 U1 A1 L1.
Anagrams of USUAL (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In USUAL
15 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (5)
3 letter words (6)
2 letter words (4)
Longer Words Containing USUAL
USUAL appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.