Only in Collins.
UG is valid in the international Collins list used for crossword tile games outside North America, but not in the North American list.
UG is valid in the international Collins list but not in the NASPA Word List 2023, the North American list. If your group plays with the Collins toggle on, it counts; otherwise it can be challenged off the board.
About UG
UG is an old northern English word meaning to dread or to loathe. Collins players use it to place a U, the vowel that is hardest to use, along with a G. In the North American list, try GUM, HUG, JUG, LUG, MUG, PUG, RUG or TUG instead, all of which hold the same two tiles in a three-letter word.
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UG scores 3 points
Before any bonus squares: U 1 + G 2 = 3. On a double-word square that's 6, on a triple-word 9, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: UG as the first play
Later in the game, put the G on a 3L square and UG is worth 7 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of UG (12):
- BUGgeneral term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- DUGform of DIG: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
- FUG(British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere
- HUGhold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- JUGto put into a large, deep container with a narrow mouth and a handle
- LUGcarry with difficulty
- MUGthe quantity that can be held in a mug
- NUG
After UG (1):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from UG
Words that start with UG:
Change one tile
Same letters, other words
These use exactly the letters of UG:
- GUa kind of violin once played in Shetland
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
UG + B
- BUGgeneral term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
UG + D
- DUGform of DIG: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
UG + F
- FUG(British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere
UG + J
- JUGto put into a large, deep container with a narrow mouth and a handle
UG + M
Memory tip
UG means to dread or loathe something. It is valid only in the Collins list.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with U
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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