TEGU is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TEGU 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 TEGU?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEGU is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEGU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEGU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TEGU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does TEGU mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large, heavy-bodied lizard native to Central and South America.
A tegu is one of several large lizard species from the tropical forests and grasslands of South America, known for dark skin marked with pale bands of small spots. The tegu is often kept as an exotic pet because it tolerates handling and a wide range of temperatures better than many other lizards.
How TEGU is used
A specialist zoological term, also used informally for the pet-trade lizard.
- The pet shop had a young tegu for sale in a glass tank.
- A tegu can grow to over a metre in length.
- He watched the tegu bask on a warm rock in the enclosure.
- Unlike many lizards, the tegu can tolerate cooler temperatures.
- The tegu dug a burrow beneath the fallen log.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEGU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TEGU
16 longer words begin with TEGU.
Words with TEGU inside
4 words contain TEGU in the middle. Words that start with TEGU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TEGU
Common questions about TEGU
- Is TEGU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEGU, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEGU worth?
- TEGU is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEGU mean?
- A large, heavy-bodied lizard native to Central and South America.
- What letters can be added to TEGU?
- TEGU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TEGU:
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