noun

Is NUG a Scrabble word?

Yes, in one Scrabble list. NUG is valid in NWL2023, but not in ENABLE and Collins. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

NWL Not in Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning A lump; a block.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A lump; a block.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: nug via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From dialectal nug, nog, knog (“a knot, lump, block, a misshapen mass of anything, peg, linchpin”), also found in Scots nug, nugg, nogg (“small block of wood, peg, pin”), of uncertain origin.

NUG at a glance

NUG has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (N 1 + U 1 + G 2) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #69,492 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023.

Words ending in -NUG

More endings

Same last three letters as NUG. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

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