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Tugs

t 1u 1g 2s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of tug

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

What does tugs mean?

noun

  1. a sudden abrupt pull

    Synonymsjerk

  2. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

    Synonymstugboattowboattower

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 tugs.

Is TUGS 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 TUGS worth?

Scrabble

5 pts
t 1u 1g 2s 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
t 1u 2g 3s 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
t 1u 2g 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
t 1u 2g 4s 1

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

Words from the letters in TUGS

Anagrams 2

gustguts

Words that end like TUGS

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.

bugsmugsdrugsplugshugsjugslugsrugschugsslugssnugsthugsshrugsdebugsbedbugsladybugslitterbugs
All words ending in -UGS

Tugs: quick answers

Is TUGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TUGS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TUGS worth?
TUGS scores 5 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tugs mean?
tugs is the plural and third-person singular form of tug, which means “a sudden abrupt pull”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TUGS?
You can make 10 shorter words from TUGS, such as GUS, GUT, TUG, UGS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of TUGS?
TUGS rearranges into GUST, GUTS.