SHAG
8
Definition
Pronunciation: //ʃæɡ//
noun
- (UK, Ireland, archaic) Bacon or fat, especially if with some remaining hair or bristles.
- (UK, Ireland, archaic) A roughly-cut or torn-off piece of bread or cheese."But it is a braw elemental sphere this o' ours, for here's a good queich o' claret for ye, an' a shag o' butter-an'-bread."
- (often attributive) A deliberately messy, shaggy hairstyle."There was that hair salon on Yonge Street called House of Lords. On a Saturday – nowadays you can't even imagine it – but imagine a hair salon having a lineup outside of people wanting to get a shag haircut."
verb
- (transitive) To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen."He saw the pine its daring mantle rear, / Break the rude blast, and mock the brumal year / Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies, / And bid all southern vegetation rise."
- (intransitive, obsolete) To hang in shaggy clusters."And long curld locks that downe his shoulders shag"
adj
- (obsolete) Hairy; shaggy."Son. Thou liest, thou shag-hair'd villain!"
verb
- (intransitive) To shake, wiggle around.
- (UK, Ireland, transitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex with."Every time since has been a disaster. Our sex life always has been. After k.b.ing me for ages, she’d eventually let me shag her."
- (UK, Ireland, intransitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex."I'm not pregnant! I have shagged and shagged and shagged and all the little bastards missed!"
- (India, transitive, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 8 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 'SHAG'?
The word SHAG is worth 8 points in Scrabble.
S1
H4
A1
G2
Total: 8 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'SHAG'?
The word SHAG is worth 8 points in Words With Friends.
S1
H3
A1
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.