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LUG

3 letters

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Classic 1 pts
Big too short
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Super Big too short
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LUG is a valid 3-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic Boggle, though it's too short for Big and Super Big (which need four-letter words).

Word family

LUGS-s 1 LUGGING-ging 5 LUGGED-ged 3
noun
  1. The act of hauling or dragging.
    • a hard lug
  2. That which is hauled or dragged.
    • The pack is a heavy lug.
  3. Anything that moves slowly.
  4. A lug nut.
  5. A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
  6. A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
  7. A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
  8. UKAn ear or ear lobe.
    • While shaving, the poor sod had a fit and cut part of a lug off.
  9. A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
  10. slangA request for money, as for political purposes.
    • They put the lug on him at the courthouse.
  11. A lugworm.
  12. informalA pull or drag on a cigarette.
  13. UKdialectalA rod or pole.
  14. UKarchaicdialectalA measure of length equal to 16+¹⁄₂ feet.
  15. A lugsail.
  16. The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
  17. A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
  18. A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
verb
  1. figurativelysometimestransitiveTo haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
    • Why do you always lug around so many books?
  2. transitiveTo run at too slow a speed.
    • When driving up a hill, choose a lower gear so you don't lug the engine.
  3. transitiveTo carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
  4. intransitiveTo pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.