Is PUSSYFOOTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUSSYFOOTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUSSYFOOTING mean?
Pussyfooting is a form of PUSSYFOOT.
- verb
to go stealthily or furtively
“..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + S (1) + S (1) + Y (4) + F (4) + O (1) + O (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 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 PUSSYFOOTING
PUSSYFOOTING 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 PUSSYFOOTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pussyfoot17
- opsonify16
- spoofing14
- spoofy14
- gossipy13
- typings13
- poofy13
- spoutings12
- uptossing12
- footings12
- fusspot12
- isotopy12
- youpons12
- footsy12
- fousty12
- notify12
- ossify12
- pigsty12
- spongy12
- spying12
- tonify12
- typing12
- goofy12
- postings11
- signpost11
- spousing11
- spouting11
- stooping11
- stopings11
- footing11
- fussing11
- isogony11
- pointy11
- poyous11
- pyosis11
- snoopy11
- spoofs11
- spoony11
- youpon11
- yupons11
- footy11
- fussy11
- fusty11
- gipsy11
- goopy11
- gypos11
- nifty11
- pongy11
- softy11
- unify11
- yoofs11
- fogy11
- spinouts10
- foisons10
- fusions10
- pignuts10
- pigouts10
- posting10
- pouting10
- souping10
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