SHUSH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHUSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHUSH?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHUSH is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHUSH
No single letter turns SHUSH into another word.
How SHUSH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHUSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,137 thousand.
What does SHUSH mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To tell someone to be quiet, typically by saying shush or making a similar sound.
A parent or teacher will shush a noisy room by holding a finger to the lips and hissing the word itself, which imitates the sound it asks for. The verb can also be used more broadly for silencing a person, a device, or even one's own doubts. It is a light, everyday word rather than a formal instruction.
How SHUSH is used
Common in spoken English and children's contexts; also used as an interjection on its own, as in Shush!
- The librarian had to shush a group of giggling teenagers.
- She tried to shush the crying baby with a soft lullaby.
- He raised a finger to shush the room before the announcement.
- Shush, someone will hear you.
- The teacher shushed the class with a single stern look.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHUSH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHUSH
5 longer words begin with SHUSH.
Shorter words from the letters in SHUSH
Common questions about SHUSH
- Is SHUSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHUSH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHUSH worth?
- SHUSH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHUSH mean?
- To tell someone to be quiet, typically by saying shush or making a similar sound.
- What letters can be added to SHUSH?
- No single letter can be added to SHUSH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHUSH:
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