Is BUSHWHACKED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUSHWHACKED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 29 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUSHWHACKED mean?
Bushwhacked is a form of BUSHWHACK.
- verb
wait in hiding to attack
- verb
live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla
- verb
cut one's way through the woods or bush
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
29
Scrabble
30
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + H (4) + W (4) + H (4) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + D (2) = 29 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 BUSHWHACKED
BUSHWHACKED 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 BUSHWHACKED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bushwhack26
- whacked20
- bucksaw18
- bushwah18
- chabuks18
- khedahs18
- sawbuck18
- whacks18
- shacked17
- shucked17
- swacked17
- chabuk17
- hawked17
- khedah17
- whack17
- waesuck16
- hacked16
- hucked16
- wacked16
- debauch15
- backed15
- bucked15
- chawed15
- haceks15
- wackes15
- hawks15
- bached14
- bushwa14
- cashew14
- cushaw14
- heuchs14
- husked14
- khedas14
- sheuch14
- wauked14
- bawks14
- hacek14
- hacks14
- hecks14
- hucks14
- shack14
- shuck14
- wacke14
- wacks14
- hawk14
- subhead13
- baches13
- basked13
- busked13
- casked13
- hashed13
- hushed13
- sacked13
- shawed13
- sucked13
- washed13
- backs13
- becks13
- bucks13
- chaws13
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