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Rues

r 1u 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of rue

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

What does rues mean?

noun

  1. European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

    Synonymsherb of graceruta graveolens

  2. leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy

  3. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

    “he drank to drown his sorrows”

    Synonymssorrowregretruefulness

  4. (French) a street or road in France

verb

  1. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

    Synonymsrepentregret

Definitions shown for rue, the base form of rues.

Is RUES 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 RUES worth?

Scrabble

4 pts
r 1u 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

5 pts
r 1u 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

5 pts
r 1u 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

5 pts
r 1u 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in RUES

Anagrams 5

rusesuersureuresuser

Hooks for RUES

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

Front hooks

cruesgruestrues

Back hooks

None

Words that end like RUES

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

suesbluescluescuesdueshuesfluesgluesarguesissuesvaluescontinuestechniquesvenuesplaguespursuesvirtuescolleaguesdiscontinuesensuespiquesrevuesroguesvogues
All words ending in -UES

Rues: quick answers

Is RUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RUES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 4 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RUES worth?
RUES scores 4 points in Scrabble, 5 in Words With Friends, 5 in Wordfeud and 5 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does rues mean?
rues is the plural and third-person singular form of rue, which means “European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RUES?
You can make 13 shorter words from RUES, such as ERS, RES, RUE, SER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RUES?
RUES rearranges into RUSE, SUER, SURE, URES, USER.