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Tugging

t 1u 1g 2g 2i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of tug

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

What does tugging mean?

verb

  1. pull hard

    “The prisoner tugged at the chains”

  2. strive and make an effort to reach a goal

    “She tugged for years to make a decent living”

    Synonymslaborlabourpushdrive

  3. tow (a vessel) with a tug

    “The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor”

  4. carry with difficulty

    “You'll have to lug this suitcase”

    Synonymslugtote

  5. move by pulling hard

    “The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud”

  6. pull or strain hard at

    “Each oar was tugged by several men”

Definitions shown for tug, the base form of tugging.

Is TUGGING 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 TUGGING worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
t 1u 1g 2g 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
t 1u 2g 3g 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
t 1u 2g 3g 3i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
t 1u 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 TUGGING

Hooks for TUGGING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

tuggings

Words that end like TUGGING

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.

pluggingbugginghuggingjuggingluggingmuggingchuggingdruggingsluggingsnuggingshruggingdebugging
All words ending in -UGGING

Tugging: quick answers

Is TUGGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TUGGING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TUGGING worth?
TUGGING scores 10 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tugging mean?
tugging is the present participle of tug, which means “pull hard”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TUGGING?
You can make 30 shorter words from TUGGING, such as UGGING, GING, GUNG, GIG. See the full list.