What SLUGS Means
SLUGS is a form of SLUG, which means:
- noun: a projectile that is fired from a gun
- noun: a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- verb: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat“He slugged me so hard that I passed out”
- verb: be idle; exist in a changeless situation“The old man sat and stagnated on his porch”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SLUGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 L1 U1 G2 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In SLUGS
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.
4 letter words (4)
3 letter words (6)
2 letter words (3)
Longer Words Containing SLUGS
SLUGS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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