Is “Tugging” a Scrabble word?
Yes
TUGGING
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Tugging
/ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
verb
1.To pull or drag with great effort
“The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.”
2.To pull hard repeatedly
“He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.”
3.To tow by tugboat
noun
1.The action of something that tugs; a pull.