Plugs
/plʌɡz/
noun
- A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
"I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again."
- Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.
"Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain."
- A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.
"He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw."
- A high, tapering silk hat.
- A worthless horse.
"That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!"
verb
- To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
"He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk."
- To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.
"The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome."
- To persist or continue with something.
"Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution."
- To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.
- To have sex with, penetrate sexually.
"I'd love to plug him."
1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "plugs":
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Plugs"
Plugs is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "plugs" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Plugs" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "plugs" is a low-scoring word.