slugabed
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- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
/ˈslʌɡəbɛd/
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/ˈslʌɡəbɛd/ · /ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd/ · /ˈsləɡ-/
Definition of slugabed
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard.
“Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […]”
“Get up, get up for shame, the blooming morne / Upon her wings presents the god unshorne. / See how Aurora throwes her faire / Fresh-quilted colours through the aire; / Get up, sweet slug-a-bed, and see / The dew bespangling herbe and tree.”
“[O]n rising one morning, I entered the cabin, and found Oriana, as usual, up before me, for I always was a sad slug-a-bed, […]”
“You men have had baths, while Aunt Hilda and I haven't had a chance to get clean for fear of waking you slugabeds.”
“Sometimes the dedicated slugabed is rudely awakened by the yelling of builders, the bustle of housemates, the entreaties of toddlers or even dawn's rosy figures coming in at the window. These impediments to sleep must be blocked out if you are to enjoy your morning doze.”
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Etymology
From slug (“(obsolete) to move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle”) + abed (“in bed”).
Words you can make from slugabed
200+ playable · top: BEGLADS (11 pts)
Best play beglads 11 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
24 words- BADGES 10 pts
- BEGLAD 10 pts
- BLUDGE 10 pts
- BUDGES 10 pts
- BUGLED 10 pts
- BULGED 10 pts
- DEBAGS 10 pts
- DEBUGS 10 pts
- GABLED 10 pts
- ABUSED 9 pts
- BAGELS 9 pts
- BELAUD 9 pts
- BELGAS 9 pts
- BELUGA 9 pts
- BLADES 9 pts
- BLAGUE 9 pts
- BUGLES 9 pts
- BULGES 9 pts
- DAUBES 9 pts
- GABLES 9 pts
- GLADES 8 pts
- SLUDGE 8 pts
- SUABLE 8 pts
- USABLE 8 pts
5-letter words
65 words- BADGE 9 pts
- BEGAD 9 pts
- BUDGE 9 pts
- DEBAG 9 pts
- DEBUG 9 pts
- ABLED 8 pts
- BAGEL 8 pts
- BALDS 8 pts
- BALED 8 pts
- BASED 8 pts
- BAUDS 8 pts
- BEADS 8 pts
- BELGA 8 pts
- BLADE 8 pts
- BLAGS 8 pts
- BLUED 8 pts
- BUGLE 8 pts
- BULGE 8 pts
- BUSED 8 pts
- DAUBE 8 pts
- DAUBS 8 pts
- GABLE 8 pts
- GLEBA 8 pts
- LUBED 8 pts
- SABED 8 pts
- ABLES 7 pts
- ABUSE 7 pts
- AGUED 7 pts
- BALES 7 pts
- BEALS 7 pts
- BEAUS 7 pts
- BLASE 7 pts
- BLUES 7 pts
- DEGAS 7 pts
- EGADS 7 pts
- GALED 7 pts
- GAUDS 7 pts
- GELDS 7 pts
- GLADE 7 pts
- GLADS 7 pts
- GLEDS 7 pts
- GLUED 7 pts
- GUDES 7 pts
- LUBES 7 pts
- LUGED 7 pts
- SABLE 7 pts
- AGLUS 6 pts
- AGUES 6 pts
- DALES 6 pts
- DEALS 6 pts
- DUALS 6 pts
- DUELS 6 pts
- DULSE 6 pts
- GALES 6 pts
- GLUES 6 pts
- GULES 6 pts
- LADES 6 pts
- LASED 6 pts
- LAUDS 6 pts
- LEADS 6 pts
- LEUDS 6 pts
- LUDES 6 pts
- LUGES 6 pts
- SLUED 6 pts
- USAGE 6 pts
4-letter words
93 words- ABED 7 pts
- BADE 7 pts
- BADS 7 pts
- BAGS 7 pts
- BALD 7 pts
- BAUD 7 pts
- BEAD 7 pts
- BEDS 7 pts
- BEDU 7 pts
- BEGS 7 pts
- BLAG 7 pts
- BLED 7 pts
- BUDS 7 pts
- BUGS 7 pts
- DABS 7 pts
- DAUB 7 pts
- DEBS 7 pts
- DUBS 7 pts
- GABS 7 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- AGED 6 pts
- ALBS 6 pts
- BAES 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BALS 6 pts
- BASE 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAU 6 pts
- BELS 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BLUE 6 pts
- DAGS 6 pts
- DUGS 6 pts
- EGAD 6 pts
- GADS 6 pts
- GAED 6 pts
- GAUD 6 pts
- GEDS 6 pts
- GELD 6 pts
- GLAD 6 pts
- GLED 6 pts
- GUDE 6 pts
- LABS 6 pts
- LUBE 6 pts
- SABE 6 pts
- SLAB 6 pts
- SLUB 6 pts
- SUBA 6 pts
- AGES 5 pts
- AGLU 5 pts
- AGUE 5 pts
- AULD 5 pts
- DALE 5 pts
- DALS 5 pts
- DEAL 5 pts
- DELS 5 pts
- DUAL 5 pts
- DUEL 5 pts
- DUES 5 pts
- EGAL 5 pts
- ELDS 5 pts
- GAES 5 pts
- GALE 5 pts
- GALS 5 pts
- GELS 5 pts
- GLUE 5 pts
- GULS 5 pts
- LADE 5 pts
- LADS 5 pts
- LAGS 5 pts
- LAUD 5 pts
- LEAD 5 pts
- LEGS 5 pts
- LEUD 5 pts
- LUDE 5 pts
- LUDS 5 pts
- LUGE 5 pts
- LUGS 5 pts
- SADE 5 pts
- SAGE 5 pts
- SLAG 5 pts
- SLED 5 pts
- SLUG 5 pts
- SUED 5 pts
- USED 5 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- LUES 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SAUL 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SLUE 4 pts
3-letter words
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