Is PEG a Scrabble word?
Yes. PEG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
Noun 4 meanings
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
A protrusion used to hang things on.
“Hang your coat on the peg and come in.”
A support; a reason; a pretext.
“a peg to hang a claim upon”
A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
Verb 4 meanings
To fasten using a peg.
“Let's peg the rug to the floor.”
To affix or pin.
“I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.”
To fix a value or price.
“China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.”
To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
Etymology
From Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch pegge (“pin, peg”), from Old Dutch *pigg-, *pegg-, from Proto-Germanic *pig-, *pag- (“peg, stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *bak-, *baḱ- (“club, pointed stick, peg”).
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PEG at a glance
PEG has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (P 3 + E 1 + G 2) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #14,972 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -PEG
More endings- UNPEG8
- HATPEG12
- MUMBLETYPEG23
- REPEG8
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