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Is noogie a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word noogie is a Scrabble US word. The word noogie is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word noogie is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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6-letter words (2 found)

GOONIE,NOOGIE,

4-letter words (5 found)

GIEN,GONE,GOON,INGO,ONIE,

3-letter words (20 found)

EGO,ENG,EON,GEN,GEO,GIE,GIN,GIO,GOE,GON,GOO,ING,ION,NEG,NIE,NOG,NOO,ONE,ONO,OON,

2-letter words (11 found)

EN,GI,GO,IN,IO,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 39 words from noogie according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of noogie

noogie

Alternative forms

  • noogy, nuggie, nuggy, nugie

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Yiddish נודזשען (nudzhen, “to badger”), or possibly from Hebrew נוגות (nugot, “afflict”) (see Eicha/Lamentations 1:3) or possibly via an alteration of nudge, matching the alteration of wedge to wedgie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnʊɡi/
  • Rhymes: -ʊɡi

Noun

noogie (plural noogies)

  1. (slang) An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
    • 1987, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, 00:06:15

      Marti Page: Mom, is Grandpa Walter going to give me noogies? Susan Page: Of course he's going to give you noogies. He loves giving you noogies. That's how he tells you he loves you. Little Neal Page: Why doesn't he give me noogies? Susan Page: Because you get Indian burns. Little Neal Page: But I prefer noogies.

    • 1991, shooting script of Columbia Pictures My Girl Script, see also My Girl (film).
      Phil then proceeds to give Harry a noogie
      HARRY: HEY! WATCH THE HAIR!! THIS SHIRT GIVES!!! ALL RIGHT!!!!"

Synonyms

  • Dutch rub

Translations

Verb

noogie (third-person singular simple present noogies, present participle noogying, simple past and past participle noogied)

  1. (slang) To perform a noogie on.

Anagrams

  • goonie

Source: wiktionary.org