pushing: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with P · ends with G
Meaning of pushing
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of push
Base or related entry: push.
Source: Wiktionary — pushing.
adj
That pushes forward; pressing, driving.
- archaic
Aggressively assertive; pushy.
Source: Wiktionary — pushing.
noun
The act by which something is pushed.
Example: We were soon separated by the pushings and shovings of the crowd.
Listed forms: pushings.
Source: Wiktionary — pushing.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
the act of applying force in order to move something away
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pushing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pushing
P(3) + U(1) + S(1) + H(4) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of pushing
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from pushing
84 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pushing. Showing up to 24, longest first.