BUSHWHACK is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. BUSHWHACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUSHWHACK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUSHWHACK is to know. It scores 26 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUSHWHACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bushwhacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUSHWHACK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BUSHWHACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUSHWHACK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUSHWHACK mean in Scrabble?
verb
North American
To attack someone by surprise from a hidden position, or to push a way through wild undergrowth.
The word carries two quite different pictures: a sudden ambush and a slow trek through thick scrub. Context decides which is meant, and the ambush sense is the one that turns up in stories of war and outlaws. To bushwhack someone always implies they did not see it coming.
How BUSHWHACK is used
Used for ambushes in war and crime stories, and for hacking a path through dense country.
- Raiders planned to bushwhack the supply wagons at the narrow ford.
- We had to bushwhack for two hours before we found the old trail again.
- The scouts feared the enemy would bushwhack them in the pine woods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUSHWHACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUSHWHACK
6 longer words begin with BUSHWHACK.
Shorter words from the letters in BUSHWHACK
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Common questions about BUSHWHACK
- Is BUSHWHACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUSHWHACK, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUSHWHACK worth?
- BUSHWHACK is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUSHWHACK mean?
- To attack someone by surprise from a hidden position, or to push a way through wild undergrowth.
- What letters can be added to BUSHWHACK?
- BUSHWHACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BUSHWHACK:
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