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MUGS

4 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What MUGS Means

MUGS is a form of MUG, which means:

  1. noun: the quantity that can be held in a mug
  2. noun: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  3. verb: rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence“I was mugged in the streets of New York last night”
  4. verb: To stare awkwardly

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MUGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 U1 G2 S1.

Anagrams of MUGS (2)

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

Words Made From The Letters In MUGS

13 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 (8)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing MUGS

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

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.