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JUG
11

Definition

Pronunciation: //d͡ʒʌɡ//

noun

  • (slang) Jail.
    "'I'm telling you trade secrets,' the father said, 'So don't you go talking about this to anyone else. You don't want me put in jug do you?'"
  • (vulgar, slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breasts.
    "I was sucking my mom's left jug when I heard JD say, "Now we will experience the burden of the past.""
  • (Australia, New Zealand) An upright electric kettle.
  • (CB radio slang, chiefly in the plural) A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
    "[…] as shown in the August 2000 issue, using a pair of my favorite jugs, 807s."

verb

  • (transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
    "jugged hare"
  • (transitive, slang) To put into jail.
  • (intransitive) To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
    "Down in the orchard a nightingale jug-jugged, as if he, too, had dropped into a soft billet."
  • (intransitive, of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.

noun

  • (US, Jesuit schools, countable or uncountable) detention (after-school student punishment)
    "“Take a week’s Jug,” he said, “and keep your nose clean.”"

verb

  • (US, Jesuit schools, transitive) to issue a detention (to a student)
    "Students would say they “got JUGged,” meaning they’d been disciplined by a teacher. Most of the time punishment entailed memorizing a passage of a text or an obscure snatch of poetry."

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Length
3 letters
Scrabble Points
11 points
Words With Friends Points
15 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 'JUG'?

The word JUG is worth 11 points in Scrabble.

J8
U1
G2

Total: 11 points

How many Words With Friends points is the word 'JUG'?

The word JUG is worth 15 points in Words With Friends.

J10
U2
G3

Total: 15 points

How many letters is the word 'JUG'?

The word JUG has 3 letters.

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.

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