RUGA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RUGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUGA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUGA is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUGA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RUGA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RUGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about RUGA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 RUGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An anatomical fold, ridge, or wrinkle, especially one lining the inside of an organ such as the stomach.
A ruga is one fold in a stretchable lining. The stomach wall carries many such folds, called rugae together, that flatten out as the organ fills with food.
How RUGA is used
Technical; used in anatomy and medicine rather than everyday speech, usually seen in the plural rugae.
- The endoscopy revealed a single inflamed ruga along the stomach wall.
- Each ruga allows the stomach to expand after a large meal.
- The textbook diagram labelled a ruga near the base of the organ.
- A ruga can be seen clearly under magnification.
- The surgeon noted an unusual ruga during the examination.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUGA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUGA
The 4 tiles of RUGA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RUGA
4 longer words begin with RUGA.
Words ending in RUGA
5 words end in RUGA. Useful as a back hook: play RUGA onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUGA inside
22 words contain RUGA in the middle. Words that start with RUGA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUGA
Common questions about RUGA
- Is RUGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUGA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUGA worth?
- RUGA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUGA mean?
- An anatomical fold, ridge, or wrinkle, especially one lining the inside of an organ such as the stomach.
- What letters can be added to RUGA?
- RUGA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RUGA:
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