PUGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PUGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUGGING?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUGGING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUGGING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
puggingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUGGING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PUGGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 3 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 37,055 thousand.
What does PUGGING mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The working of clay into a soft, even mass, or the packing of material between floor joists to deaden sound.
Potters and brickmakers use pugging to remove air pockets before shaping the clay. Builders use the same word for the sand or mortar laid in a floor, so it names a trade process in two different crafts.
How PUGGING is used
A trade term used in pottery, brickmaking and old building work.
- The pugging of the clay took most of the morning.
- Old floors often have pugging between the joists to block noise.
- Good pugging leaves no air bubbles that could crack the pot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUGGING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUGGING
1 longer words begin with PUGGING.
Shorter words from the letters in PUGGING
Common questions about PUGGING
- Is PUGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUGGING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUGGING worth?
- PUGGING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUGGING mean?
- The working of clay into a soft, even mass, or the packing of material between floor joists to deaden sound.
- What letters can be added to PUGGING?
- PUGGING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PUGGING:
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