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Bug

/bʌɡ/

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:9 pts3 letters
Definition of Bug

noun

  1. An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
  2. Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.
  3. Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.

    "These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them."

  4. Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
  5. (chiefly computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

    "The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3."

verb

  1. To annoy.

    "Don’t bug me, I’m busy!"

  2. To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

    "We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house."

noun

  1. A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.
Anagrams of Bug

No exact anagrams found for "bug". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bug" and rearranging:

+nbung
+rburggrub
+sbugs
Related Word Patterns
BU...Words starting with "bu"...UGWords ending with "ug"All 3-letter wordsUnscramble "bug"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
b3
u1
g2

Total: 6 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "bug"All 3-Letter WordsWords Starting With "B"
Rhymes With Bug
almugantibugantidrugbearhugbedbugbedrugbillbugchugchugalugcrotonbugdebugdoodlebug
Related 3-Letter Words
baabadbagbahbalbambanbapbarbasbatbaybedbeebeg

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Bug"

Bug is a 3-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Bug" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bug" is a low-scoring word.