Is PUSHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUSHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUSHING mean?
- noun
the act of applying force in order to move something away
“he gave the door a hard push”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + S (1) + H (4) + 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 PUSHING
PUSHING 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.
Anagrams of PUSHING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PUSHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gunship13
- punish11
- unship11
- unhip10
- pugh10
- pignus9
- spuing9
- nighs9
- hips9
- phis9
- pish9
- push9
- ship9
- pings8
- pungs8
- ghis8
- gush8
- hugs8
- hung8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- hip8
- hup8
- phi8
- gips7
- hins7
- hisn7
- huns7
- pigs7
- ping7
- pugs7
- pung7
- shin7
- shun7
- sinh7
- ghi7
- hug7
- ugh7
- suing6
- using6
- nips6
- pins6
- puns6
- snip6
- spin6
- spun6
- gip6
- hin6
- his6
- hun6
- pig6
- pug6
- gins5
- gnus5
- guns5
- nugs5
- sign5
- sing5
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