What does COUGH mean?

Pronunciation
/kɑf/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion“The smoker coughs all day”

noun

  1. a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

coughs12coughed14

Anagrams of COUGH

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside COUGH

10 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

chug10ouch9cog6hog7hug7 ugh7go3 ho5oh5uh5

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Questions

Is COUGH a valid word in word games?

COUGH is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is COUGH worth?

COUGH is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from COUGH?

10 other words, including GO, OH, UH and HO.