SPUG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPUG is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPUG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPUG is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPUG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What stands out about SPUG
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 SPUG mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A Scots dialect word for the common house sparrow.
Spug belongs to a family of affectionate nicknames given north of the border to birds too familiar to need describing. Older speakers keep it in daily use and younger ones mostly do not.
How SPUG is used
Scots dialect term for sparrow, mostly older speakers.
- A spug landed on the windowsill.
- The old man fed the spugs every morning.
- Children in the village called sparrows spugs.
- A tiny spug hopped along the fence.
- The spug flew off when the door creaked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPUG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPUG
The 4 tiles of SPUG in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPUG
3 longer words begin with SPUG.
Shorter words from the letters in SPUG
Common questions about SPUG
- Is SPUG valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPUG is not in it.
- How many points is SPUG worth?
- SPUG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPUG mean?
- A Scots dialect word for the common house sparrow.
- What letters can be added to SPUG?
- SPUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPUG:
Open SPUG in the Word Finder