The word shrug is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • shrug n. A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
  • shrug n. A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
  • shrug v. (Transitive, intransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

29 valid words from 3 definitions

CARDIGAN CASUAL CONCERN CROPPED DREAD EXPRESS FORMERLY GARMENT INDIFFERENCE INTRANSITIVE KNITTED KNOWLEDGE LACK LIFTING LIKE LONG OF OR RAISE SHORT SHOULDERS SIGNAL SLEEVES THE TO TRANSITIVE TYPICALLY UNCERTAINTY WITH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

ETC

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

RUG SH UG

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

GU GUR UR

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

GURSH

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SHRUB SPRUG

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SHRUGS SHRUGGED SHRUGGING

5 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B BRUGHS BURGHS
+E GUSHER
+O ROUGHS
+S SHRUGS

8 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-G RHUS RUSH
-H GURS RUGS
-R GUSH HUGS SUGH UGHS

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1279 chance (0.08%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 6224 chance (0.02%).

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Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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