Unscramble SKUGS and you have 12 words, SKUGS itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. 5 letters: 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
S1K5U12G23S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SKUGS split into 1 with 5 letters, 3 with 4, 5 with 3 and 3 with 2.
Trade one tile of SKUGS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 5-letter words: starting with SK · ending in GS · all 5-letter words
Short meanings for the 4 highest-scoring answers, starting with SUKS (8 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SKUGS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKUGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 12) | 4 | 12 | 1 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SKUGS, SKUG, SUGS, GUS, SUG, UGS, GU and UG, 8 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SUKS, SUK and SUS, 3 in all.