What does ROUGH mean?

Pronunciation
/rʌf/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. having or caused by an irregular surface“trees with rough bark”
  2. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse“she was a diamond in the rough”
  3. not quite exact or correct“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”
  4. full of hardship or trials“the rocky road to success”
  5. violently agitated and turbulent“boisterous winds and waves”
  6. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound“a gravelly voice”
  7. ready and able to resort to force or violence“pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance”
  8. of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

roughs10roughed12rougher11roughest12roughing13

Anagrams of ROUGH

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

Words inside ROUGH

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

hour7 gor4hog7hug7 our3rho6rug4 ugh7go3 ho5oh5or2uh5

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Questions

Is ROUGH a valid word in word games?

ROUGH 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 ROUGH worth?

ROUGH is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ROUGH?

13 other words, including OR, OUR, GO and OH.