BUGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BUGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUGGING?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUGGING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUGGING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
buggingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUGGING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUGGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 3 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 37,055 thousand.
What does BUGGING mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To hide a tiny microphone in a place in order to listen to people secretly, or to annoy someone.
Bugging has two everyday meanings that come from two sides of the word bug. In spy stories it describes hiding a listening device in a room, and in casual talk it means pestering a person until they lose patience.
How BUGGING is used
Bugging is the -ing form of bug and is common in spy stories and casual speech.
- The police were accused of bugging the office phones.
- Stop bugging me about my homework.
- The film opens with a scene of bugging in a hotel suite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUGGING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUGGING
1 longer words begin with BUGGING.
Shorter words from the letters in BUGGING
Common questions about BUGGING
- Is BUGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUGGING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUGGING worth?
- BUGGING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUGGING mean?
- To hide a tiny microphone in a place in order to listen to people secretly, or to annoy someone.
- What letters can be added to BUGGING?
- BUGGING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUGGING:
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