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Plugging

p 3l 1u 1g 2g 2i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · present participle of plug

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

What does plugging mean?

verb

  1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

    “plug the hole”

    Synonymsstop upsecure

  2. persist in working hard

    “Students must plug away at this problem”

    Synonymsplug away

  3. deliver a quick blow to

    “he punched me in the stomach”

    Synonymspunch

  4. make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

  5. replace the center of a coin with a baser metal

    “plug a nickle”

  6. insert a plug into

    “plug the wall”

Definitions shown for plug, the base form of plugging.

Is PLUGGING 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 PLUGGING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
p 3l 1u 1g 2g 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
p 4l 2u 2g 3g 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
p 4l 1u 2g 3g 3i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
p 3l 2u 2g 4g 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in PLUGGING

Anagrams 1

puggling

Hooks for PLUGGING

Add one letter to the front or back of PLUGGING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

pluggings

Words that end like PLUGGING

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

chuggingdruggingsluggingsnuggingbugginghuggingjuggingluggingmuggingshruggingtuggingdebugging
All words ending in -UGGING

Plugging: quick answers

Is PLUGGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PLUGGING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PLUGGING worth?
PLUGGING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does plugging mean?
plugging is the present participle of plug, which means “fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PLUGGING?
You can make 53 shorter words from PLUGGING, such as PUGGING, GULPING, LUGGING, PULING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PLUGGING?
PLUGGING rearranges into PUGGLING.