litterbug
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
Definition of litterbug
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(informal)A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.
“[…] I mean I'm sittin' here, on the Group W bench, 'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough to join the army, burn women, kids, houses and villages, after being a litterbug”
“Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer.”
“Mr. Doherty was known to publicly berate litterbugs and upbraid motorists whose stranded cars prevented plows from clearing snow.”
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Etymology
From litter + bug. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council, perhaps punning on jitterbug.
Words you can make from litterbug
197 playable · top: BULGIER (10 pts)
Best play bulgier 10 points7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
24 words- BEGIRT 9 pts
- BUGLER 9 pts
- BULGER 9 pts
- BURGLE 9 pts
- GERBIL 9 pts
- GIBLET 9 pts
- BITTER 8 pts
- BUTLER 8 pts
- BUTTER 8 pts
- BUTTLE 8 pts
- RIBLET 8 pts
- TURBIT 8 pts
- GLUIER 7 pts
- GLUTEI 7 pts
- GUTTER 7 pts
- GUTTLE 7 pts
- LIGURE 7 pts
- REGILT 7 pts
- REGULI 7 pts
- UGLIER 7 pts
- LITTER 6 pts
- RUTILE 6 pts
- TILTER 6 pts
- TURTLE 6 pts
5-letter words
46 words- BILGE 8 pts
- BUGLE 8 pts
- BULGE 8 pts
- GIBER 8 pts
- BIRLE 7 pts
- BITER 7 pts
- BLITE 7 pts
- BLUER 7 pts
- BLUET 7 pts
- BLURT 7 pts
- BRITT 7 pts
- BRUIT 7 pts
- BRUTE 7 pts
- BUILT 7 pts
- BURET 7 pts
- BUTLE 7 pts
- BUTTE 7 pts
- LIBER 7 pts
- REBUT 7 pts
- RUBEL 7 pts
- RUBLE 7 pts
- RUBLI 7 pts
- TRIBE 7 pts
- TUBER 7 pts
- GLUER 6 pts
- GLUTE 6 pts
- GRUEL 6 pts
- GUILE 6 pts
- GUILT 6 pts
- LEGIT 6 pts
- LIGER 6 pts
- LUGER 6 pts
- TIGER 6 pts
- LITER 5 pts
- LITRE 5 pts
- RELIT 5 pts
- TETRI 5 pts
- TILER 5 pts
- TITER 5 pts
- TITLE 5 pts
- TITRE 5 pts
- TRITE 5 pts
- TUILE 5 pts
- UTERI 5 pts
- UTILE 5 pts
- UTTER 5 pts
4-letter words
59 words- BERG 7 pts
- BRIG 7 pts
- BURG 7 pts
- GIBE 7 pts
- GLIB 7 pts
- GRUB 7 pts
- BELT 6 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BILE 6 pts
- BIRL 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BITT 6 pts
- BLET 6 pts
- BLUE 6 pts
- BLUR 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIT 6 pts
- BRUT 6 pts
- BURL 6 pts
- BUTE 6 pts
- BUTT 6 pts
- LUBE 6 pts
- RUBE 6 pts
- TUBE 6 pts
- GELT 5 pts
- GILT 5 pts
- GIRL 5 pts
- GIRT 5 pts
- GITE 5 pts
- GLUE 5 pts
- GLUT 5 pts
- GRIT 5 pts
- GRUE 5 pts
- IGLU 5 pts
- LUGE 5 pts
- TEGU 5 pts
- TRIG 5 pts
- TRUG 5 pts
- URGE 5 pts
- ETUI 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LITU 4 pts
- LURE 4 pts
- LUTE 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- RULE 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TILT 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRL 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
- TRUE 4 pts
- TULE 4 pts
3-letter words
47 words- BEG 6 pts
- BIG 6 pts
- BUG 6 pts
- GIB 6 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BIT 5 pts
- BUR 5 pts
- BUT 5 pts
- LIB 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- RIB 5 pts
- RUB 5 pts
- TUB 5 pts
- URB 5 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GET 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIT 4 pts
- GUL 4 pts
- GUT 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- LUG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- RUG 4 pts
- TEG 4 pts
- TUG 4 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TIT 3 pts
- TUI 3 pts
- TUT 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
2-letter words
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