Dugout
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A low roofed shelter alongside a sports pitch where players and coaching staff sit during a match, or a boat hollowed from a single log.
“The manager stood at the edge of the dugout, arms folded, as the second half kicked off.”
Pronunciation
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dug·out
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Contains the UO vowel pair, ends in -OUT, a useful three-letter cluster to recognise
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Scrabble
The -OUT ending hooks well onto the board, common enough to be worth memorising for play
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