RUER is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RUER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUER is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUER scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RUER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,446.
What does RUER mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareliterary
A person who feels deep regret or remorse for something they have done.
A ruer is simply one who rues, that is, someone who wishes bitterly that a past action or decision could be undone. The word is a straightforward agent noun built on the verb rue, and it is rarely used outside wordplay and older literary writing, where a person might be called a ruer of past mistakes.
How RUER is used
Very rare; almost never used in ordinary speech, appearing mainly in older or formal writing and in word games.
- He became a quiet ruer of decisions made in anger.
- The old letters were written by a ruer of his wasted youth.
- She was no ruer of her choice to leave the city.
- The poem gives voice to a ruer who cannot forgive himself.
- A ruer of broken promises rarely finds peace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUER
1 longer words begin with RUER.
Words ending in RUER
3 words end in RUER. Useful as a back hook: play RUER onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUER inside
1 words contain RUER in the middle. Words that start with RUER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUER
Common questions about RUER
- Is RUER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUER, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUER worth?
- RUER is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUER mean?
- A person who feels deep regret or remorse for something they have done.
- What letters can be added to RUER?
- RUER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RUER:
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