LUG is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUG?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUG is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does LUG mean in Scrabble?
verb
To carry or drag something heavy.
Lug also names a projecting handle on a pot, and the two are probably one word: a lug is what you lug it by. In northern English and Scots a lug is an ear, and that sense is a third one and much older.
How LUG is used
Lugged, lugging. Also a noun.
- They lugged it up three flights and put it down wrong.
- A lug on each side is what the handle is called.
- The word lug means an ear in the north.
- Lugging shopping home is the whole argument for a car.
- Two lugs broke off and the pot was still usable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUG
The 3 tiles of LUG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LUG
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with LUG.
Words ending in LUG
9 words end in LUG. Useful as a back hook: play LUG onto a word already on the board.
Words with LUG inside
Showing 24 of 92 words that contain LUG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LUG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUG
Common questions about LUG
- Is LUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUG, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUG worth?
- LUG is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUG mean?
- To carry or drag something heavy.
- What letters can be added to LUG?
- LUG takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LUG:
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