PUSHFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PUSHFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUSHFUL?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUSHFUL is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUSHFUL
No single letter turns PUSHFUL into another word.
How PUSHFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PUSHFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,843 thousand.
What does PUSHFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Energetically ambitious, and sometimes aggressively self-assertive.
Pushful describes a person who drives forward and makes things happen. Depending on tone it can be praise for initiative or criticism for being too forward. It is close to pushy but often a little warmer.
How PUSHFUL is used
Pushful is used about ambitious people or attitudes, in both admiring and critical ways.
- The pushful young clerk soon won a promotion.
- Her pushful manner won her the contract.
- Some found the salesman too pushful for comfort.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUSHFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUSHFUL
3 longer words begin with PUSHFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in PUSHFUL
Common questions about PUSHFUL
- Is PUSHFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUSHFUL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUSHFUL worth?
- PUSHFUL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUSHFUL mean?
- Energetically ambitious, and sometimes aggressively self-assertive.
- What letters can be added to PUSHFUL?
- No single letter can be added to PUSHFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PUSHFUL:
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