“GURGES” is a valid word. — 8 points Scrabble

surehaving or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
eggsoval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
urgean instinctive motive
usera person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
rusea deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
rugsfloor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
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suera man who courts a woman
ruesEuropean strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
ergsa cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter

usethe act of using
sueFrench writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
egganimal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
rugfloor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
rueEuropean strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
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resa widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
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erga cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter

usNorth American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
era trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
rea rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
esa radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

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