SMUGGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SMUGGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMUGGLE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMUGGLE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMUGGLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMUGGLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SMUGGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does SMUGGLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move goods or people into or out of a place secretly and against the law.
To smuggle usually means dodging customs or border rules, as with drugs, weapons or untaxed goods. It also works in a looser sense, where you carry something past a guard or a rule without being noticed.
How SMUGGLE is used
Used for illegal border crossings and, more lightly, for sneaking small items somewhere.
- They tried to smuggle cigarettes across the border in a hollow spare tyre.
- The children managed to smuggle a puppy into the hotel room.
- It is a crime to smuggle protected birds out of the country.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMUGGLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SMUGGLE
The 7 tiles of SMUGGLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SMUGGLE
4 longer words begin with SMUGGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SMUGGLE
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Common questions about SMUGGLE
- Is SMUGGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMUGGLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMUGGLE worth?
- SMUGGLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMUGGLE mean?
- To move goods or people into or out of a place secretly and against the law.
- What letters can be added to SMUGGLE?
- SMUGGLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SMUGGLE:
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