TUGBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TUGBOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUGBOAT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUGBOAT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUGBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tugboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUGBOAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TUGBOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What stands out about TUGBOAT
- TUGBOAT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TUGBOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, powerful boat built to pull or push larger ships and barges.
A tugboat has a strong engine and a sturdy hull rather than speed or comfort, which lets it guide huge vessels in narrow harbours. Crews of these boats often work in all weather, helping ships dock and leave.
How TUGBOAT is used
Tugboat is used for harbour and river craft that move other vessels.
- A tugboat nudged the liner toward the pier.
- The tugboat pulled three barges up the river.
- He worked on a tugboat for twenty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUGBOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUGBOAT
1 longer words begin with TUGBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in TUGBOAT
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Common questions about TUGBOAT
- Is TUGBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUGBOAT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUGBOAT worth?
- TUGBOAT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUGBOAT mean?
- A small, powerful boat built to pull or push larger ships and barges.
- What letters can be added to TUGBOAT?
- TUGBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TUGBOAT:
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