GOLDBUG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GOLDBUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOLDBUG?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOLDBUG is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOLDBUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goldbugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOLDBUG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GOLDBUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,211 thousand.
What stands out about GOLDBUG
- GOLDBUG begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GOLDBUG mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who strongly favours gold as money or investment; also a gold-coloured beetle.
In economics a goldbug distrusts paper currency and argues for a gold standard. The same word names a shiny beetle, which is the source of the story title by Poe in its two-word form. Context tells you which meaning is meant.
How GOLDBUG is used
Goldbug is informal and used in finance talk and in entomology.
- The old goldbug kept his savings in coins.
- A goldbug beetle glinted on the leaf.
- Every goldbug expects paper money to fail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOLDBUG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOLDBUG
1 longer words begin with GOLDBUG.
Shorter words from the letters in GOLDBUG
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Common questions about GOLDBUG
- Is GOLDBUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOLDBUG, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOLDBUG worth?
- GOLDBUG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOLDBUG mean?
- A person who strongly favours gold as money or investment; also a gold-coloured beetle.
- What letters can be added to GOLDBUG?
- GOLDBUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GOLDBUG:
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