utility
utility is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What does utility mean?
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer.
“a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users”
The quality of being of practical use.
A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation.
A facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal.
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice.
The service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility.
Used of beef; usable but inferior.
Capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team.
“a utility infielder”