TROUGH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TROUGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROUGH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROUGH is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROUGH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
troughsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TROUGH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TROUGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does TROUGH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, narrow open container for animal food or water, or any long hollow or low point shaped like one.
The original trough was a hollowed-out log from which farm animals fed or drank, and the word still names such containers. By extension, it describes a long dip between two waves, a channel that carries water, or a lowest point on a graph, as in a trough between two peaks. Weather forecasters speak of a trough of low pressure, and economists use the word for the bottom of a business cycle.
How TROUGH is used
Pronounced "troff"; used literally on farms and figuratively in science and economics.
- The horses lined up at the trough for water.
- The boat dropped into a deep trough between two waves.
- A trough of low pressure brought rain to the coast.
- Sales reached their trough in the winter months.
- She filled the wooden trough with fresh feed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROUGH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TROUGH
The 6 tiles of TROUGH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TROUGH
5 longer words begin with TROUGH.
Shorter words from the letters in TROUGH
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Common questions about TROUGH
- Is TROUGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROUGH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROUGH worth?
- TROUGH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROUGH mean?
- A long, narrow open container for animal food or water, or any long hollow or low point shaped like one.
- What letters can be added to TROUGH?
- TROUGH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TROUGH:
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