Because

7 lettersconjunctioncommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

For the reason that; since; on account of the fact that. Used to introduce a statement giving the reason for something.

“We stayed indoors because it was raining heavily.”

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Contains -AUSE ending; three E's including one at the end

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11 points; common word with good letter distribution

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