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Roughshod

r 1o 1u 1g 2h 4s 1h 4o 1d 2

About 2 syllables

adjective · 9 letters · Less common

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

What does roughshod mean?

adjective

  1. (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping

  2. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

    “a barbarous crime”

    Synonymsbarbarousbrutalcruelfellsavage

  3. unjustly domineering

    “incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies”

Is ROUGHSHOD 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 ROUGHSHOD worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
r 1o 1u 1g 2h 4s 1h 4o 1d 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
r 1o 1u 2g 3h 3s 1h 3o 1d 2

Wordfeud

19 pts
r 1o 1u 2g 3h 4s 1h 4o 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
r 1o 1u 2g 4h 3s 1h 3o 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in ROUGHSHOD

Roughshod: quick answers

Is ROUGHSHOD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ROUGHSHOD is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ROUGHSHOD worth?
ROUGHSHOD scores 17 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does roughshod mean?
As an adjective, roughshod means “(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ROUGHSHOD?
You can make 160 shorter words from ROUGHSHOD, such as HOUGHS, SHOUGH, HOGHS, HOUGH. See the full list.