MUDBUG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MUDBUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUDBUG?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUDBUG is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUDBUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mudbugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUDBUG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MUDBUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What does MUDBUG mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A crayfish, a small freshwater animal that lives in muddy water.
Mudbug is a casual name for the crayfish, built from the mud where it burrows and hides. The word is at home in the American South, where the animals are caught, boiled and eaten at gatherings. Naturalists prefer crayfish, while cooks and locals often say mudbug. The playful sound of the word suits the lively talk around such meals.
How MUDBUG is used
Informal, chiefly American; common in talk about Southern cooking.
- The boys waded in the creek looking for a mudbug.
- A mudbug scuttled backward under a flat stone.
- Grandfather boiled a pot of mudbug for the picnic.
- The sign outside the diner advertised fresh mudbug.
- She had never tasted mudbug before the trip south.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUDBUG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUDBUG
1 longer words begin with MUDBUG.
Shorter words from the letters in MUDBUG
Common questions about MUDBUG
- Is MUDBUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUDBUG, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUDBUG worth?
- MUDBUG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUDBUG mean?
- A crayfish, a small freshwater animal that lives in muddy water.
- What letters can be added to MUDBUG?
- MUDBUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MUDBUG:
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