GUGA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. GUGA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GUGA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUGA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gugasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUGA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GUGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does GUGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A young gannet, especially one caught and eaten as a traditional delicacy on the Scottish island of Lewis.
A guga is the chick of the gannet, a large seabird, and the word is tied to a centuries-old autumn harvest carried out on the remote rock of Sula Sgeir off Lewis, where a small crew takes a fixed number of young birds under special licence each year. The salted, strong-tasting meat is treated as a rare local food rather than everyday fare.
How GUGA is used
Regional; used mainly when describing Hebridean tradition and food rather than in ordinary conversation.
- The men of Ness still sail out each year to bring back the guga.
- She had never tasted guga before her visit to Lewis.
- A plate of salted guga was set on the table for the guests.
- The guga hunt is one of the oldest customs on the island.
- He described the guga as oily and unlike any other meat he knew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUGA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUGA
1 longer words begin with GUGA.
Shorter words from the letters in GUGA
Common questions about GUGA
- Is GUGA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GUGA is not in it.
- How many points is GUGA worth?
- GUGA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUGA mean?
- A young gannet, especially one caught and eaten as a traditional delicacy on the Scottish island of Lewis.
- What letters can be added to GUGA?
- GUGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GUGA:
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