NUGS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 5 points

Yes for Scrabble. NUGS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

Which word lists accept NUGS?

Word power: 25 / 100

Our own measure of how useful NUGS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NUGS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How NUGS scores

Face value of the 4 tiles in NUGS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.

What stands out about NUGS

• The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

What does NUGS mean in Scrabble?

NUGS is the plural of NUG.

NUG(noun) — A small block or chunk of wood sawn from a log.

Full entry for NUG →

Anagrams of NUGS

The 4 tiles of NUGS in a different order — 4 found.

Words ending in NUGS

1 words end in NUGS. Useful as a back hook: play NUGS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in NUGS

Common questions about NUGS

Is NUGS valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NUGS is not in it.

How many points is NUGS worth?

NUGS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NUGS?

NUGS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.