Is PRESSURING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRESSURING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRESSURING mean?
Pressuring is a form of PRESSURE.
- noun
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
“the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure”
- noun
a force that compels
“the public brought pressure to bear on the government”
- noun
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
“he gave the button a press”
- noun
the state of demanding notice or attention
“the insistence of their hunger”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 PRESSURING
PRESSURING 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 PRESSURING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- resprings12
- springers12
- perusing11
- pressing11
- respring11
- resprung11
- springer11
- springes11
- spurring11
- supering11
- pressrun10
- spurners10
- spurries10
- surprise10
- uprisers10
- gripers10
- guineps10
- pingers10
- purgers10
- purring10
- pursing10
- repugns10
- springe10
- springs10
- spurges10
- pruners9
- prunier9
- puisnes9
- purines9
- pursers9
- pursier9
- pussier9
- snipers9
- spurner9
- supines9
- suspire9
- unriper9
- uprisen9
- upriser9
- uprises9
- genips9
- griper9
- gripes9
- guinep9
- pignus9
- pinger9
- purger9
- purges9
- repugn9
- sprigs9
- spring9
- sprugs9
- sprung9
- spuing9
- spurge9
- unpegs9
- urping9
- insurers8
- gurries8
- ingress8
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