JUG is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUG?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUG is to know. It scores 11 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in JUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,475.
What does JUG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A container with a handle and a lip for pouring.
British and American usage part company over this word: a jug in Britain is what America calls a pitcher, while an American jug is a much larger vessel with a narrow neck. The slang sense meaning prison is separate again and older than either of them.
How JUG is used
Countable: a jug, two jugs. Also a verb — to jug a hare.
- The jug was full and nobody dared carry it.
- A jug in Britain and a jug in America are different objects.
- She filled the jug from the tap and left it to settle.
- Two jugs of water stood untouched at the end of the table.
- The jug cracked in the wash and was mended twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JUG
The 3 tiles of JUG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JUG
Showing 24 of 45 words that begin with JUG.
Words with JUG inside
Showing 24 of 55 words that contain JUG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with JUG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JUG
Common questions about JUG
- Is JUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUG, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUG worth?
- JUG is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUG mean?
- A container with a handle and a lip for pouring.
- What letters can be added to JUG?
- JUG takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of JUG:
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