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
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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