GREENBUG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GREENBUG 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 GREENBUG?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREENBUG is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREENBUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
greenbugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREENBUG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GREENBUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GREENBUG has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GREENBUG
- GREENBUG 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 GREENBUG mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small pale-green aphid that damages wheat and other grain crops in North America.
Farmers dread the greenbug because it feeds on plant sap and spreads quickly in warm weather. Its scientific name is Schizaphis graminum, and crop scientists breed wheat to resist it.
How GREENBUG is used
Greenbug is an agricultural and entomology term for a grain pest.
- A greenbug outbreak ruined part of the wheat field.
- The farmer sprayed the crop to kill the greenbug.
- Each greenbug sucks sap from the leaf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREENBUG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GREENBUG
1 longer words begin with GREENBUG.
Shorter words from the letters in GREENBUG
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Common questions about GREENBUG
- Is GREENBUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREENBUG, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREENBUG worth?
- GREENBUG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREENBUG mean?
- A small pale-green aphid that damages wheat and other grain crops in North America.
- What letters can be added to GREENBUG?
- GREENBUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GREENBUG:
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