GUSH is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GUSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUSH?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUSH is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUSH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
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How GUSH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GUSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What stands out about GUSH
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GUSH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To flow out suddenly and in quantity.
Gush is imitative and medieval, and the sense about excessive enthusiasm is nineteenth-century. Both senses turn on something coming out faster than it should.
How GUSH is used
Gushed, gushes. Also a noun.
- Water gushed from the joint for a full minute.
- The word gush is imitative and medieval.
- They gushed about it for twenty minutes.
- A gush of steam and then nothing.
- Both senses of gush are about excess speed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUSH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUSH
The 4 tiles of GUSH in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with GUSH
12 longer words begin with GUSH.
Words ending in GUSH
2 words end in GUSH. Useful as a back hook: play GUSH onto a word already on the board.
Words with GUSH inside
6 words contain GUSH in the middle. Words that start with GUSH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GUSH
Common questions about GUSH
- Is GUSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUSH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUSH worth?
- GUSH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUSH mean?
- To flow out suddenly and in quantity.
- What letters can be added to GUSH?
- GUSH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GUSH:
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