ROUGH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ROUGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROUGH?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROUGH is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROUGH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROUGH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ROUGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does ROUGH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having an uneven, coarse, or bumpy surface rather than a smooth one.
Rough describes anything that feels or looks uneven to the touch, from a rough plank of unsanded wood to rough, cracked skin on a pair of hands. The word extends easily beyond texture, covering a rough sea that tosses a boat around and a rough day marked by trouble and difficulty. A rough estimate or rough draft, meanwhile, signals something unfinished or only roughly accurate rather than literally uneven. Sanding, polishing, or simply time can turn something rough into something smooth.
How ROUGH is used
Rough is an everyday word, used both literally for texture and figuratively for difficulty, harsh manner, or imprecision.
- The old table had a rough, unfinished surface.
- The boat pitched wildly on the rough sea.
- He sketched a rough outline before starting the final drawing.
- She had a rough week at work.
- His hands felt rough from years of manual labor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROUGH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROUGH
Showing 24 of 54 words that begin with ROUGH.
Words ending in ROUGH
21 words end in ROUGH. Useful as a back hook: play ROUGH onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROUGH inside
Showing 24 of 86 words that contain ROUGH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ROUGH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROUGH
Common questions about ROUGH
- Is ROUGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROUGH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROUGH worth?
- ROUGH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROUGH mean?
- Having an uneven, coarse, or bumpy surface rather than a smooth one.
- What letters can be added to ROUGH?
- ROUGH takes 6 hooks: 3 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ROUGH:
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