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Rushes

r 1u 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of rush

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does rushes mean?

noun

  1. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

    “in his haste to leave he forgot his book”

    Synonymshastehurryrushing

  2. a sudden forceful flow

    Synonymsspatesurgeupsurge

  3. grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

  4. physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)

    Synonymsbenjamin rush

  5. the swift release of a store of affective force

    “they got a great bang out of it”

    Synonymsbangbootchargeflushthrill

  6. a sudden burst of activity

    “come back after the rush”

verb

  1. move hurridly

    “He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”

    Synonymshotfoothastenhiespeedrace

  2. attack suddenly

  3. urge to an unnatural speed

    “Don't rush me, please!”

    Synonymshurry

  4. act or move at high speed

    “We have to rush!”

    Synonymshastenhurrylook sharpfestinate

  5. run with the ball, in football

  6. cause to move fast or to rush or race

    “The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze”

    Synonymsrace

Definitions shown for rush, the base form of rushes.

Is RUSHES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is RUSHES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
r 1u 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
r 1u 2s 1h 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
r 1u 2s 1h 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
r 1u 2s 1h 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in RUSHES

Anagrams 3

rhesusrhusesushers

Hooks for RUSHES

Add one letter to the front or back of RUSHES to make another word.

Front hooks

brushescrushesfrushes

Back hooks

None

Words that end like RUSHES

Common words that share the ending -USHES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

pushesflushesbushesgusheshusheslushesmushesblushesambushescrushesbrushestoothbrushes
All words ending in -USHES

Rushes: quick answers

Is RUSHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RUSHES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RUSHES worth?
RUSHES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does rushes mean?
rushes is the plural and third-person singular form of rush, which means “the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RUSHES?
You can make 51 shorter words from RUSHES, such as HUERS, USHER, HERS, HUER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RUSHES?
RUSHES rearranges into RHESUS, RHUSES, USHERS.