ushering in

NOUN
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH U

ushering in is a valid 11-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1S1H4E1R1I1N1G2I1N1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING

What does ushering in mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The introduction of something new.

“it signalled the ushering in of a new era”