PUSHY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PUSHY 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 PUSHY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUSHY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUSHY
No single letter turns PUSHY into another word.
How PUSHY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PUSHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does PUSHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Aggressively self-assertive in trying to achieve something, often to the point of being rude.
A pushy person forces their way toward what they want, whether that is a sale, a promotion or attention, without much regard for the comfort of others. The word is almost always disapproving, describing behaviour that oversteps the ordinary give and take of a situation. It is commonly applied to salespeople, parents pressing their children's achievements, or colleagues who insist on being heard.
How PUSHY is used
Informal and mildly critical; used in everyday speech about people seen as too aggressive or forward.
- The pushy salesman would not take no for an answer.
- Some parents are pushy about their children's grades.
- She felt he was being pushy about the deadline.
- A pushy manner can put customers off rather than win them over.
- He apologised for sounding pushy in the email.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUSHY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PUSHY
Common questions about PUSHY
- Is PUSHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUSHY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUSHY worth?
- PUSHY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUSHY mean?
- Aggressively self-assertive in trying to achieve something, often to the point of being rude.
- What letters can be added to PUSHY?
- No single letter can be added to PUSHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUSHY:
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