TUG is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUG?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUG is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does TUG mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pull something hard.
The boat called a tug takes its name from the verb and is only about two hundred years old, which makes it younger than most of the vessels it pulls. A tug of war is recorded as a phrase long before it was a sport with rules.
How TUG is used
Tugged, tugging. Also a noun.
- She tugged at the drawer and the handle came off.
- A tug can move a ship four hundred times its weight.
- The word tug named the action before the boat.
- A tug of war was a phrase before it was a sport.
- Two tugs on the line means haul it in.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TUG
The 3 tiles of TUG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TUG
18 longer words begin with TUG.
Words with TUG inside
3 words contain TUG in the middle. Words that start with TUG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TUG
Common questions about TUG
- Is TUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUG, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUG worth?
- TUG is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUG mean?
- To pull something hard.
- What letters can be added to TUG?
- TUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TUG:
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