Is SHRUG a word?
SHRUG is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 16 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SHRUG is a valid word.
What does shrug mean?
noun: a gesture involving the shoulders.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHRUG: word details
- Pronunciation: SHRUHG (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so SHRUG works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of shrug
Shorter words inside shrug
Words you can make from the letters of shrug.
Solve a whole rack, not just SHRUG
SHRUG is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does SHRUG mean?
SHRUG is a noun. It means: a gesture involving the shoulders.
Is SHRUG a valid word?
Yes, SHRUG is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.