Is “Hug” a Scrabble word?

1. 1.A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, agression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").

2. 2.A particular grip in wrestling.

1. 1.To crouch; huddle as with cold.

2. 2.To cling closely together.

3. 3.To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.

   “Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.”

Synonyms: cleave, stick, hunker, squat, stoop, accoll