DRUG
6
Definition
Pronunciation: //dɹʌɡ//
noun
- (pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose."Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature."
- (by extension) Anything, such as a substance, emotion, or action, to which one is addicted."Oh, get that buzz / Love is the drug / I'm thinking of"
- (Canada, US, informal) Ellipsis of drugstore."“I’ll go this far,” I answered him. “We’ll try going over to the drug. You, me, Ollie if he wants to go, one or two others. Then we’ll talk it over again.”"
verb
- (transitive) To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent."She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged."
- (transitive) To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone."She suddenly felt strange. She realized her drink must have been drugged."
- (intransitive) To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines."Past all the doses of your drugging doctors"
- (intransitive, rare) To use intoxicating drugs."To soften the blow from working in such unfamiliar territory, I drank and drugged at the end of the day."
verb
- (dialectal, chiefly Southern US) simple past and past participle of drag"You look like someone drug you behind a horse for half a mile."
noun
- (obsolete) A drudge."Hadst thou, like us from our first swath, proceeded / The sweet degrees that this brief world affords / To such as may the passive drugs of it / Freely command, thou wouldst have plunged thyself / In general riot"
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 6 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 8 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'DRUG'?
The word DRUG is worth 6 points in Scrabble.
D2
R1
U1
G2
Total: 6 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'DRUG'?
The word DRUG is worth 8 points in Words With Friends.
D2
R1
U2
G3
Total: 8 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.