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Bugs

b 3u 1g 2s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of bug

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does bugs mean?

noun

  1. general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

  2. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

    Synonymsglitch

  3. a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

  4. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

    Synonymshemipterous insecthemipteranhemipteron

  5. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

    Synonymsmicrobegerm

verb

  1. annoy persistently

    “The children teased the boy because of his stammer”

    Synonymsteasebadgerpesterbeleaguer

  2. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

    “The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy”

    Synonymswiretaptapintercept

Definitions shown for bug, the base form of bugs.

Is BUGS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BUGS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
b 3u 1g 2s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
b 4u 2g 3s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
b 4u 2g 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
b 4u 2g 4s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BUGS

Anagrams 1

gubs

Words that end like BUGS

Common words that share the ending -UGS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

mugsdrugsplugshugsjugslugsrugstugschugsslugssnugsthugsshrugsdebugsbedbugsladybugslitterbugs
All words ending in -UGS

Bugs: quick answers

Is BUGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BUGS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BUGS worth?
BUGS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bugs mean?
bugs is the plural and third-person singular form of bug, which means “general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BUGS?
You can make 9 shorter words from BUGS, such as BUG, GUB, BUS, SUB. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BUGS?
BUGS rearranges into GUBS.