/ˈɹʌɡ/
nounverb

Is RUG a Scrabble word?

Yes. RUG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A partial covering for a floor.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A partial covering for a floor.

  2. A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.

    “1958, Arthur Hailey, John Castle. Runway Zero-Eight. Bantham Books She tucked in a rug round the woman. “How’s that?” The woman nodded gratefully.”

  3. A cloth covering for a horse.

  4. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To cover with a rug.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

Uncertain; probably of North Germanic origin; perhaps inherited via Middle English *rugge (suggested by Middle English ruggy (“hairy, shaggy, bristly”) and rugged (“hairy, shaggy, rugged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“shagginess, tuft”), from Proto-Germanic *rawwō (“long wool”), probably related to *rūhaz (“rough”), related to English rag and rough.

RUG at a glance

RUG has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (R 1 + U 1 + G 2) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #10,758 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -RUG

More endings

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

  • DRUG6
  • SHRUG9
  • MULTIDRUG13
  • PRODRUG11
  • ANTIDRUG10
  • TRUG5
  • FRUG8
  • HEARTHRUG16
  • SPRUG8
  • BEDRUG10
  • NONDRUG9
  • POLYDRUG15

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