bug: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with B · ends with G
Meaning of bug
noun
An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- informal, proscribed
Any motile small terrestrial invertebrate, especially one that is seen as a pest.
Example: These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.
- informal
Any minibeast.
- informal
Any minibeast. Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath. Any insect.
Example: A: Eew, what is that thing?! Is that a bug?! B: No, it's a spider. And don't worry: she's not gonna hurt you.
Listed forms: bugs, bugg.
Source: Wiktionary — bug.
verb
- informal, transitive
To annoy.
Example: Don’t bug me, I’m busy!
- informal, intransitive
To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others.
Example: I'm worried about Wallace. He's been buggin' all week.
- transitive
To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
Example: We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house.
- intransitive
To bulge or protrude.
Listed forms: bugs, bugging, bugged, bugg.
Source: Wiktionary — bug.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bug.
noun
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
noun
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- hemipterous insect
- hemipteran
- hemipteron
noun
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
verb
annoy persistently
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bug in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bug
B(3) + U(1) + G(2) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bug
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Shorter words from bug
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