HUGGY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. HUGGY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept HUGGY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUGGY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUGGY
Front hooks — 1
shuggyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HUGGY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HUGGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,568 thousand.
What does HUGGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Inclined to hug; affectionate and given to close physical contact.
Huggy describes people, animals, or even an atmosphere that invites close, affectionate contact, as in a huggy family that greets everyone with an embrace. The word is casual and mostly spoken rather than formally written, sitting alongside similar informal -y adjectives like cuddly. It can describe a person's habit of hugging or, more loosely, a warm and welcoming mood.
How HUGGY is used
Informal; describes a person, group, or mood that favors hugging and close affection.
- Her family has always been a huggy bunch at reunions.
- The dog turned out to be huggy with every visitor.
- He felt oddly huggy after the good news arrived.
- Their huggy greeting surprised the new coworker.
- The retreat had a huggy, open atmosphere from the first evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUGGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in HUGGY
1 words end in HUGGY. Useful as a back hook: play HUGGY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in HUGGY
Common questions about HUGGY
- Is HUGGY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HUGGY is not in it.
- How many points is HUGGY worth?
- HUGGY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUGGY mean?
- Inclined to hug; affectionate and given to close physical contact.
- What letters can be added to HUGGY?
- HUGGY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HUGGY:
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