The word bug 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.)

  • bug n. (Entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
  • bug n. Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
  • bug n. (Informal) Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

AN ANY ARACHNID ARTHROPOD BAY BUG BUGS CRUSTACEANS ENTOMOLOGY FRESHWATER INFORMAL INSECT IS MARINE MUDBUG OF OR ORDER OTHER PEST SPECIES TERRESTRIAL THAT THE TRUE VARIOUS

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

HEMIPTERA MORETON

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word.)

UG

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

GU GUB

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

GUB

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

BAG BEG BIG BOG BUB BUD BUM BUN BUR BUS BUT BUY DUG FUG HUG JUG LUG MUG NUG PUG RUG SUG TUG VUG YUG

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

UG

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

BUNG BURG

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

BUGS BUGGY BUGLE BUGEYE BUGGAN BUGGED BUGGER BUGGIN BUGLED BUGLER BUGLES BUGLET BUGONG BUGOUT BUGSHA BUGABOO BUGBANE BUGBEAR BUGEYES BUGGANE BUGGANS BUGGERS BUGGERY BUGGIER BUGGIES BUGGING BUGGINS BUGLERS BUGLETS BUGLING BUGLOSS BUGONGS BUGOUTS BUGSEED BUGSHAS BUGWORT BUGABOOS BUGBANES BUGBEARS BUGGANES BUGGERED BUGGIEST BUGGINGS BUGHOUSE BUGSEEDS BUGWORTS BUGGERIES BUGGERING BUGGINESS BUGHOUSES + 4 words

46 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ALBUGO DEBUGS ALBUGOS BEDBUGS DORBUGS HUMBUGS MUDBUGS REDBUGS SOWBUGS BILLBUGS DEBUGGED DEBUGGER FIREBUGS GOLDBUGS HORNBUGS KEYBUGLE LADYBUGS LOVEBUGS PILLBUGS DEBUGGERS DEBUGGING GREENBUGS HUMBUGGED HUMBUGGER KEYBUGLES MEALYBUGS PINCHBUGS STINKBUGS SUPERBUGS CROTONBUGS DEBUGGINGS DOODLEBUGS HUMBUGGERS HUMBUGGERY HUMBUGGING JITTERBUGS LITTERBUGS POTATOBUGS TUMBLEBUGS ALBUGINEOUS HUMBUGGABLE SHUTTERBUGS SPITTLEBUGS HUMBUGGERIES JITTERBUGGED JITTERBUGGING

28 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

DEBUG BEDBUG DORBUG HUMBUG MUDBUG REDBUG SOWBUG ANTIBUG BILLBUG FIREBUG GOLDBUG HORNBUG LADYBUG LOVEBUG PILLBUG GREENBUG MEALYBUG PINCHBUG STINKBUG SUPERBUG CROTONBUG DOODLEBUG JITTERBUG LITTERBUG POTATOBUG TUMBLEBUG SHUTTERBUG SPITTLEBUG

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

+N BUNG
+R BURG GRUB
+S BUGS GUBS

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

-B GU UG

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 54.4 chance (1.84%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 192 chance (0.52%).

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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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