PSHAW is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PSHAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSHAW?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PSHAW is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSHAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pshawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PSHAW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PSHAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does PSHAW mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaic
A theatrical-sounding interjection dismissing something as trivial or laughable.
Pshaw is spoken sharply, often with a dismissive wave of the hand, when a speaker wants to brush aside a claim or complaint as not worth taking seriously. It belongs to a small group of interjections that exist mainly to be written down, since the sound is closer to a sharp exhale than to a normal word. Because it now sounds old-fashioned, pshaw is most often used today for comic or theatrical effect rather than in ordinary conversation.
How PSHAW is used
Chiefly literary or humorous today; a real speaker is more likely to say pfft or scoff aloud.
- Pshaw, he said, waving away the excuse.
- The old man answered every complaint with a dismissive pshaw.
- Pshaw! cried the critic, tearing up the review.
- She read the line pshaw and laughed at how dated it sounded.
- He still says pshaw when he thinks an idea is foolish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSHAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PSHAW
The 5 tiles of PSHAW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PSHAW
3 longer words begin with PSHAW.
Shorter words from the letters in PSHAW
Common questions about PSHAW
- Is PSHAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSHAW, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSHAW worth?
- PSHAW is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSHAW mean?
- A theatrical-sounding interjection dismissing something as trivial or laughable.
- What letters can be added to PSHAW?
- PSHAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PSHAW:
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