Scrabble Word Finder

BUGS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points

Yes. BUGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.

b3u1g2s1
PlayableBUGS · 4 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
4letters
0hooks available
1 in 40,846odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BUGS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 23 / 100

23WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
3.25%

Our own measure of how useful BUGS is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BUGS

No single letter turns BUGS into another word.

How BUGS scores

Scrabble b3u1g2s1 7
Words with Friends b4u2g3s1 10

Face value of the 4 tiles in BUGS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
u14
g13
s14

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.

Anagrams of BUGS

gubs7

The 4 tiles of BUGS in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with BUGS

bugsha12 bugseed11 bugshas13 bugseeds12

4 longer words begin with BUGS.

Words ending in BUGS

debugs10 bedbugs13 dorbugs11 humbugs15 mudbugs13 redbugs11 sowbugs13 billbugs13 firebugs14 goldbugs13 hornbugs14 ladybugs15 lovebugs14 pillbugs13 greenbugs13 mealybugs17 pinchbugs19 stinkbugs16 superbugs14 crotonbugs15 doodlebugs15 jitterbugs20 litterbugs13 potatobugs15

Showing 24 of 27 words that end in BUGS. Useful as a back hook: play BUGS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in BUGS

bug6 gub6 bus5 sub5 gus4 sug4 ugs4 gu3 ug3 us2

Common questions about BUGS

Is BUGS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUGS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BUGS worth?
BUGS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BUGS?
No single letter can be added to BUGS to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUGS:

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