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LUGS

4 letters, 5 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What LUGS Means

LUGS is a form of LUG, which means:

  1. noun: a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
  2. noun: a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
  3. verb: carry with difficulty“You'll have to lug this suitcase”
  4. verb: obstruct“My nose is all stuffed”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LUGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 U1 G2 S1.

Anagrams of LUGS (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In LUGS

8 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

3 letter words (5)

2 letter words (3)

Longer Words Containing LUGS

LUGS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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