Is STAGGERBUSHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STAGGERBUSHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STAGGERBUSHES mean?
Staggerbushes is a form of STAGGERBUSH.
- noun
deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + G (2) + G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 STAGGERBUSHES
STAGGERBUSHES 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 STAGGERBUSHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- staggerbush18
- sagebrushes17
- barghests15
- sagebrush15
- tarbushes14
- barghest14
- bearhugs14
- herbages14
- brashest13
- breathes13
- shaggers13
- sherbets13
- thuggees13
- bearhug13
- bugshas13
- hagbuts13
- herbage13
- suggesters12
- absterges12
- barguests12
- burgesses12
- substages12
- braggest12
- burgages12
- bashers12
- bathers12
- behests12
- berthas12
- brashes12
- breathe12
- breaths12
- brushes12
- bushers12
- huggers12
- shagger12
- sherbet12
- tarbush12
- thuggee12
- brughs12
- bugsha12
- burghs12
- hagbut12
- aggresses11
- suggester11
- absterge11
- auberges11
- barguest11
- rhesuses11
- substage11
- baggers11
- beggars11
- buggers11
- burgage11
- gashest11
- gathers11
- gurshes11
- gushers11
- basher11
- bashes11
- bather11
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