Is TUG a Scrabble word?
Yes. TUG 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.
Meaning To pull or drag with great effort.
Verb 3 meanings
To pull or drag with great effort.
“The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.”
To pull hard repeatedly.
“He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.”
To tow by tugboat.
Noun 4 meanings
A sudden powerful pull.
A tugboat.
A type of tractor used for moving trailers.
A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
Etymology
From Middle English tuggen, from Old English togian (“to tow”), from Proto-West Germanic *togōn, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną (“to draw, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull; to lead”).
TUG at a glance
TUG has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (T 1 + U 1 + G 2) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #14,816 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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