PSST is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PSST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSST?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PSST is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSST
No single letter turns PSST into another word.
How PSST scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PSST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What stands out about PSST
- PSST has no vowel at all, not even a Y — one of 10 such words at 4 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PSST mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
A whispered hiss meant to pull someone aside without the rest of the room noticing, familiar from comic-strip asides.
Psst is built almost entirely from consonants, which suits its purpose: it carries a short distance without the carrying power of an actual word, and it is used exactly when the speaker does not want to be heard by anyone else nearby. Comics and cartoons rely on psst constantly to show a secret being passed between characters.
How PSST is used
Stands alone, often followed by a name or a whispered message.
- Psst, come over here for a second.
- He whispered psst from behind the curtain.
- A psst from the back row got her attention.
- The comic strip used psst to show a secret being shared.
- Nobody but the two of them heard the psst.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PSST
Common questions about PSST
- Is PSST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSST, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSST worth?
- PSST is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSST mean?
- A whispered hiss meant to pull someone aside without the rest of the room noticing, familiar from comic-strip asides.
- What letters can be added to PSST?
- No single letter can be added to PSST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PSST:
Open PSST in the Word Finder