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Words containing UG

Words that have the letters UG in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,163 playable words containing UG in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is AUTOSUGGESTIONS. The highest-scoring is CONJUGATIONALLY, worth 29 points.

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Popular words containing UG

THOROUGHFARES22
THOROUGHFARE21
THROUGHPUT19
THOROUGHLY18
THROUGHOUT17
DEBUGGING16
DEBUGGED15
ALTHOUGH14
DEBUGGER14
PLUGGING14
STRUGGLING14
SUGGESTING14
SUGGESTIONS14
THOROUGH14
THOUGHTS14
BROUGHT13
DAUGHTER13
DRAUGHTS13

Highest-scoring words containing UG

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

CONJUGATIONALLY29
JITTERBUGGING27
USQUEBAUGHS27
FORETHOUGHTFUL27
CONJUGATENESSES27
JITTERBUGGED26
USQUEBAUGH26
INEXPUGNABLY26
UNCONJUGATED26
NONCONJUGATED26
RUGGEDIZATIONS26
SUBJUGATING25

3-letter words containing UG (12)

BUG7
DUG6
FUG8
HUG7
JUG13
LUG5
MUG7
PUG7
RUG5
TUG5
UGH7
VUG9

4-letter words containing UG (34)

BUGS8
CHUG10
DRUG7
DUGS7
FRUG9
FUGS9
FUGU10
GLUG7
HUGE8
HUGS8
JUGA14
JUGS14
LUGE6
LUGS6
MUGG9
MUGS8
PLUG8
PUGH10
PUGS8
RUGA6
RUGS6
SLUG6
SMUG8
SNUG6
SUGH8
THUG8
TRUG6
TUGS6
UGHS8
UGLY8
VUGG11
VUGH12
VUGS10
YUGA8

5-letter words containing UG (65)

AJUGA15
ALMUG9
AUGER7
AUGHT9
AUGUR8
BOUGH11
BRUGH11
BUGGY12
BUGLE9
CHUGS11
COUGH11
DEBUG10
DOUGH10
DRUGS8
ERUGO7
FAUGH12
FRUGS10
FUGAL10
FUGGY13
FUGIO10
FUGLE10
FUGUE11
FUGUS11
GAUGE8
GLUGS8
GOUGE8
HAUGH11
HEUGH11
HUGER9
JUGAL15
JUGUM18
KLUGE10
KUGEL10
LAUGH9
LOUGH9
LUGED8
MUGGS10
MUGGY12
OUGHT9
PLUGS9
PUGGY12
ROUGE7
ROUGH9
RUGBY11
SAUGH9
SHRUG9
SLUGS7
SNUGS7
SOUGH9
SPRUG9
SUGAR7
SUGHS9
TEUGH9
THUGS9
TOUGH9
VUGGS12
VUGGY14
VUGHS13
WAUGH12
YUGAS9

The 60 most common shown, 5 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing UG (144)

AUGHTS10
AUGURY11
AUGUST9
BEDBUG13
BOUGHS12
BOUGHT12
BUGGED12
BUGLED11
BUGLER10
BUGLES10
CAUGHT12
COUGAR10
COUGHS12
DEBUGS11
DELUGE9
DOUGHY13
DUGOUT10
ENOUGH10
FOUGHT13
FRUGAL11
FUGUES12
GAUGED10
GAUGES9
GOUGED10
GOUGES9
HUGELY12
HUGEST10
HUGGED12
HUMBUG15
IMPUGN12
JUGGED18
JUGGLE17
LAUGHS10
LUGGED10
MUGGED12
MUGGER11
NAUGHT10
NOUGAT8
NOUGHT10
NUGGET9
PLOUGH12
REFUGE11
ROUGED9
ROUGES8
ROUGHS10
RUGGED10
SHRUGS10
SLOUGH10
SMUGLY12
SNUGLY10
SOUGHT10
SUGARS8
SUGARY10
TAUGHT10
THOUGH12
TOUGHS10
TROUGH10
TUGGED10
UGLIER8
UNPLUG11

The 60 most common shown, 84 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing UG (205)

AUGMENT11
BEDBUGS14
BOROUGH13
BROUGHT13
BUGGIER12
BUGGIES12
BUGGING13
BUGLERS11
BUGLING12
CHUGGED15
COUGARS11
COUGHED14
DELUGED11
DELUGES10
DRAUGHT12
DROUGHT12
DRUGGED12
DUGOUTS11
FRAUGHT14
GAUGING11
GOUGING11
HAUGHTY15
HUGGING13
JUGGING19
JUGGLED19
JUGGLER18
JUGGLES18
JUGULAR18
LADYBUG14
LAUGHED12
LUGGAGE11
LUGGING11
MUGGERS12
MUGGIER12
MUGGING13
NAUGHTS11
NAUGHTY13
NOUGHTS11
NUGGETS10
PLOUGHS13
PLUGGED13
REFUGEE12
REFUGES12
ROUGHED12
ROUGHEN11
ROUGHER11
ROUGHLY13
ROUGING10
SLUGGED11
SMUGGER12
SMUGGLE12
SNUGGED11
SUGGEST10
THOUGHT13
THROUGH13
TOUGHEN11
TOUGHER11
TROUGHS11
TUGGING11
WROUGHT14

The 60 most common shown, 145 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing UG (212)

ALTHOUGH14
AUGMENTS12
AUGUSTER11
BESOUGHT14
BOROUGHS14
BUGGIEST13
CHUGGING16
CONJUGAL20
COUGHING15
DAUGHTER13
DEBUGGED15
DEBUGGER14
DELUGING12
DOUGHNUT14
DRAUGHTS13
DRAUGHTY15
DROUGHTS13
DRUGGING13
DRUGGIST12
FIREBUGS15
FIREPLUG15
FRUGALLY15
FUGITIVE17
FURLOUGH16
HICCOUGH18
JUGGLERS19
JUGGLING20
JUGULARS19
LADYBUGS15
LAUGHING13
LAUGHTER12
MUGGIEST13
PLOUGHED15
PLUGGING14
REFUGEES13
ROUGHAGE13
ROUGHENS12
ROUGHEST12
ROUGHING13
RUGGEDER12
SHRUGGED14
SLUGGING12
SLUGGISH13
SMUGGEST13
SMUGGLED14
SMUGGLER13
SMUGGLES13
SNUGGEST11
SNUGGING12
SNUGGLED12
SNUGGLES11
STRUGGLE11
SUGARIER10
SUGARING11
SUGGESTS11
THOROUGH14
THOUGHTS14
TOUGHENS12
TOUGHEST12
UGLINESS10

The 60 most common shown, 152 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing UG (146)

AUGMENTED14
AUGUSTEST12
BETHOUGHT17
CONJUGATE21
CORRUGATE13
DAUGHTERS14
DEBUGGERS15
DEBUGGING16
DOUGHIEST14
DOUGHNUTS15
DOUGHTIER14
DRUGGISTS13
DRUGSTORE12
FIREPLUGS16
FRUGALITY16
FUGITIVES18
FURLOUGHS17
HAUGHTIER15
HAUGHTILY17
HICCOUGHS19
HUMBUGGED20
IMPUGNING16
INAUGURAL12
JITTERBUG21
LAUGHABLE15
LAUGHABLY17
LITTERBUG13
METHOUGHT17
MUGGINESS14
NAUGHTIER13
NAUGHTILY15
ONSLAUGHT13
PLOUGHING16
PUGILISTS13
PUGNACITY17
REPUGNANT13
RETHOUGHT15
ROUGHENED14
ROUGHNECK18
ROUGHNESS13
ROUGHSHOD16
RUGGEDEST13
SHRUGGING15
SLAUGHTER13
SLOUGHING14
SLUGGARDS13
SMUGGLERS14
SMUGGLING15
SNUGGLING13
SOURDOUGH15
STRUGGLED13
STRUGGLES12
SUBJUGATE22
SUGARCANE13
SUGARIEST11
SUGGESTED13
SUGGESTER12
TOUGHENED14
TOUGHNESS13
UNPLUGGED16

The 60 most common shown, 86 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing UG (123)

AUGMENTING15
CENTRIFUGE17
CONJUGALLY24
CONJUGANTS22
CONJUGATED23
CONJUGATES22
CORRUGATED15
CORRUGATES14
DISTRAUGHT15
DOUGHTIEST15
DRAUGHTIER15
DRUGSTORES13
FUGITIVELY21
FURLOUGHED19
HAUGHTIEST16
HICCOUGHED21
HUMBUGGERY22
HUMBUGGING21
INAUGURALS13
INAUGURATE13
JITTERBUGS22
JUGGERNAUT22
JUGULATING22
LAUGHINGLY17
LITTERBUGS14
LUGUBRIOUS16
NAUGHTIEST14
ONSLAUGHTS14
PUGILISTIC16
PUGNACIOUS17
REJUGGLING22
REPUGNANCE16
ROUGHENING15
ROUGHHOUSE17
ROUGHNECKS19
RUGGEDIZED23
RUGGEDIZES22
RUGGEDNESS14
SHUTTERBUG17
SLAUGHTERS14
SLUGGISHLY17
SOURDOUGHS16
STRUGGLING14
SUBJUGATED24
SUBJUGATES23
SUBJUGATOR23
SUBTERFUGE18
SUGARCOATS14
SUGGESTING14
SUGGESTION13
SUGGESTIVE17
THOROUGHER16
THOROUGHLY18
THOUGHTFUL20
THROUGHOUT17
THROUGHPUT19
THROUGHWAY21
TOUGHENING15
UNPLUGGING17
USQUEBAUGH26

The 60 most common shown, 63 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing UG (78)

CALCIFUGOUS21
CENTRIFUGAL18
CENTRIFUGED19
CENTRIFUGES18
CHUGALUGGED21
CONJUGALITY25
CONJUGATELY25
CONJUGATING24
CONJUGATION23
CORRUGATING16
CORRUGATION15
DRAUGHTIEST16
DRAUGHTSMAN18
DRAUGHTSMEN18
DREADNOUGHT17
EUGENICALLY17
FERRUGINOUS17
FLUGELHORNS18
FORETHOUGHT20
FRUGIVOROUS21
FURLOUGHING20
GODDAUGHTER18
HANDWROUGHT21
HAUGHTINESS17
HICCOUGHING22
HORSELAUGHS17
INAUGURATED15
INAUGURATES14
JUGGERNAUTS23
MESHUGGENER18
NAUGHTINESS15
OUTLAUGHING17
OVERSLAUGHS19
OVERTHOUGHT21
OVERWROUGHT22
REFUGEEISMS18
ROUGHDRYING19
ROUGHHEWING21
ROUGHHOUSED19
ROUGHHOUSES18
RUGGEDIZING24
SHUTTERBUGS18
SKULDUGGERY21
SLAUGHTERED16
SLAUGHTERER15
SUBJUGATING25
SUBJUGATION24
SUBJUGATORS24
SUBTERFUGES19
SUGARCOATED16
SUGGESTIBLE16
SUGGESTIONS14
THOROUGHEST17
THOROUGHPIN19
THOUGHTLESS17
THOUGHTWAYS22
THROUGHPUTS20
THROUGHWAYS22
UNDERBOUGHT19
USQUEBAUGHS27

The 60 most common shown, 18 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing UG (66)

AFORETHOUGHT21
AFTERTHOUGHT21
AUGMENTATION16
AUGMENTATIVE20
BREAKTHROUGH23
CENTRIFUGALS19
CENTRIFUGING20
CHUGALUGGING22
CONJUGATIONS24
CORRUGATIONS16
DAUGHTERLESS17
DISTRAUGHTLY19
DOUGHNUTLIKE21
DREADNOUGHTS18
DROUGHTINESS17
FORETHOUGHTS21
FUGITIVENESS21
GODDAUGHTERS19
HUMBUGGERIES22
INAUGURATING16
INAUGURATION15
INEXPUGNABLE24
INEXPUGNABLY26
INTERBOROUGH18
INTERWROUGHT19
JITTERBUGGED26
LUGUBRIOUSLY20
MANSLAUGHTER18
MERRYTHOUGHT22
MESHUGGENERS19
OVERSLAUGHED21
PREINAUGURAL17
PRESLAUGHTER18
PUGNACIOUSLY21
RECENTRIFUGE19
REPUGNANCIES18
ROUGHCASTING19
ROUGHHOUSING20
SKULLDUGGERY22
SLAUGHTERERS16
SLAUGHTERING17
SLAUGHTEROUS17
SLUGGISHNESS17
SPARKPLUGGED23
STEPDAUGHTER19
SUBJUGATIONS25
SUGARCOATING17
SUGGESTIVELY21
THOROUGHBASS20
THOROUGHBRED21
THOROUGHFARE21
THOROUGHNESS18
THOROUGHPINS20
THOROUGHWORT21
THOUGHTFULLY24
THROUGHITHER20
THROUGHOTHER20
UGLIFICATION19
UNCONJUGATED26
WHERETHROUGH23

The 60 most common shown, 6 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,163 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.69%) are containing UG. Most of them, 212, have 8 letters. 18 start with UG, 60 end with it and 1,085 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing UG?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,163 words containing UG, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing UG?

CONJUGATIONALLY, worth 29 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: JITTERBUGGING (27), USQUEBAUGHS (27) and FORETHOUGHTFUL (27).

What are the most common words containing UG?

THOROUGHFARES, THOROUGHFARE, THROUGHPUT, THOROUGHLY, THROUGHOUT and DEBUGGING. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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