MUGSHOT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MUGSHOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUGSHOT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUGSHOT is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUGSHOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mugshotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUGSHOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MUGSHOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does MUGSHOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A photograph of a person's face, especially one taken by the police when someone is arrested.
Police keep a mugshot in their records so that suspects can be identified later. In casual speech the word is also used jokingly for any unflattering portrait, such as a bad passport picture.
How MUGSHOT is used
Used for police booking photos and, humorously, for any harsh close-up of a face.
- The newspaper printed his mugshot on the front page.
- Witnesses were shown a mugshot of the suspect.
- My driving licence has the worst mugshot I have ever seen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUGSHOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUGSHOT
1 longer words begin with MUGSHOT.
Shorter words from the letters in MUGSHOT
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Common questions about MUGSHOT
- Is MUGSHOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUGSHOT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUGSHOT worth?
- MUGSHOT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUGSHOT mean?
- A photograph of a person's face, especially one taken by the police when someone is arrested.
- What letters can be added to MUGSHOT?
- MUGSHOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MUGSHOT:
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