JUGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JUGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUGGING?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUGGING is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUGGING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
juggingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUGGING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JUGGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 3 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 74,109 thousand.
What does JUGGING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of stewing game, such as a hare, in a covered pot, or of putting something in a jug.
Jugging is an old cooking method in which a hare or rabbit is stewed slowly in a tightly covered jar set in hot water. The name comes from jug, the vessel used. The word also appears in slang for imprisonment, though that sense is much less common.
How JUGGING is used
Jugging is mostly met in cookery writing about jugged hare.
- The recipe for jugging a hare called for red wine and cloves.
- Jugging takes several hours over low heat.
- Her grandmother taught her the art of jugging.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUGGING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUGGING
1 longer words begin with JUGGING.
Shorter words from the letters in JUGGING
Common questions about JUGGING
- Is JUGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUGGING, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUGGING worth?
- JUGGING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUGGING mean?
- The act of stewing game, such as a hare, in a covered pot, or of putting something in a jug.
- What letters can be added to JUGGING?
- JUGGING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JUGGING:
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