Is USHERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, USHERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does USHERING mean?
Ushering is a form of USHER.
- verb
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
“The usher showed us to our seats”
- noun
Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
- noun
an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
- noun
someone employed to conduct others
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
U (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 USHERING
USHERING 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 USHERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- grushie11
- gushier11
- hingers11
- hungers11
- rushing11
- gusher10
- hinger10
- hinges10
- hunger10
- neighs10
- nigher10
- rehung10
- sigher10
- inrush9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- girsh9
- gursh9
- hinge9
- huger9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- shrug9
- reusing8
- heirs8
- herns8
- hires8
- shier8
- shine8
- shire8
- shiur8
- usher8
- ghis8
- gush8
- huge8
- hugs8
- hung8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- genius7
- regius7
- reigns7
- renigs7
- resign7
- rueing7
- sering7
- signer7
- singer7
- unrigs7
- heir7
- hens7
- hern7
- hers7
- hies7
- hins7
- hire7
- hisn7
- hues7
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