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/tɔɡ/
nounverb

Is TOG a Scrabble word?

Yes. TOG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A unit of thermal resistance, being ten times the temperature difference (in °C) between the two surfaces of a material when the flow of heat is equal to one watt per square metre

Noun 3 meanings

  1. A unit of thermal resistance, being ten times the temperature difference (in °C) between the two surfaces of a material when the flow of heat is equal to one watt per square metre

  2. A tautog, a large wrasse native to the eastern coast of North America.

  3. A photographer, especially a professional one.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To dress (often with up or out).

  2. To fish for tautog.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

Shortened from earlier togemans, togeman (“cloak, loose coat”), from Middle English tog, toge, togue, from Old French togue, from Latin toga (“cloak, mantle”) (compare the doublets toga and toge). Togeman(s) was an old thieves' and vegabonds' cant for "cloak; coat".

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TOG at a glance

TOG has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (T 1 + O 1 + G 2) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #56,348 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -TOG

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

  • PHOTOG12
  • TAUTOG7

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