BEARHUG is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BEARHUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEARHUG?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEARHUG is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEARHUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bearhugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEARHUG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEARHUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does BEARHUG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tight, rough embrace in which the arms are wrapped firmly around another person.
The image is of a bear gripping its prey, so a bearhug is strong rather than gentle. Friends give one in greeting, and wrestlers use a similar hold on the chest and arms of an opponent. In business slang a bearhug is also an unwelcome offer to buy a company.
How BEARHUG is used
Used for warm greetings and for wrestling holds, usually spelled as two words or with a hyphen too.
- His uncle greeted him with a bearhug that lifted him off the floor.
- The wrestler escaped from a bearhug just before the bell.
- She gave her brother a bearhug at the station.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEARHUG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEARHUG
3 longer words begin with BEARHUG.
Shorter words from the letters in BEARHUG
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Common questions about BEARHUG
- Is BEARHUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEARHUG, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEARHUG worth?
- BEARHUG is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEARHUG mean?
- A tight, rough embrace in which the arms are wrapped firmly around another person.
- What letters can be added to BEARHUG?
- BEARHUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEARHUG:
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