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Is shrug a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shrug is a Scrabble US word. The word shrug is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

S1H4R1U1G2

Is shrug a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shrug is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1H4R1U1G2

Is shrug a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shrug is a Words With Friends word. The word shrug is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3R1U2G3

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5-letter words (2 found)

GURSH,SHRUG,

4-letter words (8 found)

GURS,GUSH,HUGS,RHUS,RUGS,RUSH,SUGH,UGHS,

3-letter words (8 found)

GUR,GUS,HUG,RUG,SUG,SUR,UGH,UGS,

2-letter words (6 found)

GU,SH,UG,UH,UR,US,

You can make 24 words from shrug according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of shrug

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Definitions and meaning of shrug

shrug

Etymology

From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”), all from or related to Old Norse skrykkva, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʃɹʌɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌɡ

Noun

shrug (plural shrugs)

  1. A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
  2. A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

Translations

Verb

shrug (third-person singular simple present shrugs, present participle shrugging, simple past and past participle shrugged)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

Usage notes

The word "shrug" and "shrug one's shoulders" have the same meaning.

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See also

  • ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anagrams

  • Rughs

Source: wiktionary.org