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Roughing

r 1o 1u 1g 2h 4i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of rough

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does roughing mean?

verb

  1. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

    Synonymsrough inrough out

Definitions shown for rough, the base form of roughing.

Is ROUGHING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ROUGHING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
r 1o 1u 1g 2h 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
r 1o 1u 2g 3h 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
r 1o 1u 2g 3h 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
r 1o 1u 2g 4h 3i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ROUGHING

Hooks for ROUGHING

Add one letter to the front or back of ROUGHING to make another word.

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Words that end like ROUGHING

Common words that share the ending -OUGHING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -OUGHING

Roughing: quick answers

Is ROUGHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ROUGHING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ROUGHING worth?
ROUGHING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does roughing mean?
roughing is the present participle of rough, which means “prepare in preliminary or sketchy form”.
What words can you make with the letters in ROUGHING?
You can make 101 shorter words from ROUGHING, such as GROUGH, HOGGIN, HOGG, HOING. See the full list.