Is GUSHIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GUSHIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GUSHIEST mean?
Gushiest is a form of GUSHY.
- adjective
extravagantly demonstrative
“insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + U (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 12 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 GUSHIEST
GUSHIEST 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 GUSHIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tushies10
- eights10
- gushes10
- hugest10
- sights10
- heists9
- shiest9
- shites9
- shutes9
- thesis9
- tushes9
- tushie9
- tusseh9
- eight9
- sighs9
- sight9
- sughs9
- teugh9
- thugs9
- heist8
- hests8
- hists8
- shies8
- shist8
- shite8
- shits8
- shute8
- shuts8
- sushi8
- ghis8
- gush8
- huge8
- hugs8
- sigh8
- sugh8
- thug8
- ughs8
- guests7
- guises7
- gusset7
- gussie7
- eths7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hiss7
- hist7
- hits7
- hues7
- huts7
- sesh7
- shes7
- shit7
- shut7
- sith7
- this7
- thus7
- tush7
- ghi7
- hug7
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