Is BRUSHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRUSHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRUSHING mean?
- noun
the act of brushing your teeth
“the dentist recommended two brushes a day”
- noun
the act of brushing your hair
“he gave his hair a quick brush”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BRUSHING
BRUSHING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BRUSHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bushing13
- burnish12
- brughs12
- burghs12
- rushing11
- hubris11
- brugh11
- burgh11
- subring10
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhrs10
- shrub10
- brings9
- busing9
- inrush9
- girsh9
- gursh9
- nighs9
- shrug9
- bish9
- bruh9
- buhr9
- bush9
- hubs9
- bruins8
- burins8
- brigs8
- bring8
- brung8
- bungs8
- burgs8
- grubs8
- shiur8
- ghis8
- gush8
- hugs8
- hung8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- hub8
- unrigs7
- brins7
- bruin7
- burin7
- burns7
- bigs7
- bing7
- brig7
- bugs7
- bung7
- burg7
- gibs7
- grub7
- hins7
- hisn7
- huns7
- rhus7
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