UG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 3 points
It depends on the list you play by. UG 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 3 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UG?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UG is to know. It scores 3 from 2 tiles, takes 16 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UG scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in UG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 413.
What stands out about UG
- UG is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UG mean in Scrabble?
verb
To feel dread or loathing at something.
How UG is used
- He ugged at the thought of going back down.
- She ugs at every mention of the place.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UG and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Where else you’ll see UG
- UG is the country code for Uganda, used on internet addresses ending in .ug.
- In universities UG is the everyday short form for undergraduate, set against PG for postgraduate.
Anagrams of UG
The 2 tiles of UG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UG
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with UG.
Words ending in UG
Showing 24 of 80 words that end in UG. Useful as a back hook: play UG onto a word already on the board.
Words with UG inside
Showing 24 of 1860 words that contain UG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about UG
- Is UG valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UG is not in it.
- How many points is UG worth?
- UG is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UG mean?
- To feel dread or loathing at something.
- What letters can be added to UG?
- UG takes 16 hooks: 14 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of UG:
Open UG in the Word Finder