GUSSY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GUSSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUSSY?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUSSY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUSSY
No single letter turns GUSSY into another word.
How GUSSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GUSSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does GUSSY mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To dress up or decorate in a showy, elaborate, or fancy way, usually in the phrase gussy up.
Gussy almost never appears alone; it works together with up to describe adding polish, ornament, or extra effort to something plain, whether that is a person getting ready for a party or a report dressed up with charts and color. The tone is light and a little playful, suggesting effort spent on appearance rather than substance, which is why the word fits casual speech better than formal writing. People can gussy up themselves, a room, a car, or even an idea, and the verb always implies the result looks brighter or more impressive than it did before. Because the effect is often temporary or surface-level, gussy up can carry a faint hint that the underlying thing has not really changed.
How GUSSY is used
Informal, almost always followed by up; common in casual speech about clothing, decorating, or presentation.
- She had to gussy herself up for the reunion with a new dress and bright lipstick.
- They wanted to gussy up the old barn with lights for the wedding.
- He tried to gussy up the numbers before showing them to the board.
- The kids helped gussy up the classroom with paper streamers for the party.
- Nothing could gussy up the tired old car enough to sell it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUSSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUSSY
1 longer words begin with GUSSY.
Shorter words from the letters in GUSSY
Common questions about GUSSY
- Is GUSSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUSSY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUSSY worth?
- GUSSY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUSSY mean?
- To dress up or decorate in a showy, elaborate, or fancy way, usually in the phrase gussy up.
- What letters can be added to GUSSY?
- No single letter can be added to GUSSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GUSSY:
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