CHUG is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CHUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHUG?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHUG is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHUG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CHUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does CHUG mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a dull repeated engine sound.
Chug is imitative and named the sound of a steam engine before it named anything else. The American sense about drinking quickly came from the same noise made by a throat.
How CHUG is used
Chugged, chugging. Also a noun.
- The engine chugged up the incline and stopped twice.
- The word chug imitates the sound of a steam engine.
- A chug from the next field and then nothing.
- They chugged the whole bottle and regretted it.
- Chugging in American slang is about drinking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHUG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHUG
10 longer words begin with CHUG.
Shorter words from the letters in CHUG
Common questions about CHUG
- Is CHUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHUG, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHUG worth?
- CHUG is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHUG mean?
- To make a dull repeated engine sound.
- What letters can be added to CHUG?
- CHUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CHUG:
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