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Plugs

p 3l 1u 1g 2s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of plug

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does plugs mean?

noun

  1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

    Synonymsstopperstopple

  2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco

    Synonymschewchawcudquidwad

  3. blatant or sensational promotion

    Synonymsballyhoohooplahype

  4. electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

    Synonymsspark plugsparking plug

  5. an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

    Synonymsmale plug

  6. an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

    Synonymsfireplugfire hydrant

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 plugs.

Is PLUGS 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) Yes

How many points is PLUGS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
p 3l 1u 1g 2s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
p 4l 2u 2g 3s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
p 4l 1u 2g 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
p 3l 2u 2g 4s 1

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

Words from the letters in PLUGS

Anagrams 1

gulps

Words that end like PLUGS

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.

bugsdrugsmugschugsslugssnugsthugshugsjugslugsrugsshrugstugsdebugsbedbugsladybugslitterbugs
All words ending in -UGS

Plugs: quick answers

Is PLUGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PLUGS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PLUGS worth?
PLUGS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does plugs mean?
plugs is the plural and third-person singular form of plug, which means “blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PLUGS?
You can make 25 shorter words from PLUGS, such as GULP, GUPS, PLUG, PUGS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PLUGS?
PLUGS rearranges into GULPS.