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Ruts

r 1u 1t 1s 1

About 1 syllable

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

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

What does ruts mean?

noun

  1. a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

  2. a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

    “they fell into a conversational rut”

    Synonymsgroove

  3. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

    Synonymsestrusoestrusheat

verb

  1. be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals

  2. hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

    “furrow soil”

    Synonymsfurrowgroove

Definitions shown for rut, the base form of ruts.

Is RUTS 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 RUTS worth?

Scrabble

4 pts
r 1u 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

5 pts
r 1u 2t 1s 1

Wordfeud

5 pts
r 1u 2t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

5 pts
r 1u 2t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in RUTS

Anagrams 1

rust

Hooks for RUTS

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

Front hooks

bruts

Back hooks

None

Words that end like RUTS

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

cutsputsshutsgutsnutsbutshutsjutsglutssmutsinputsoutputspeanutsdebutsgamutsrebutswalnutscoconutshaircutshalibutschestnutsdoughnutsundercutsstruts
All words ending in -UTS

Ruts: quick answers

Is RUTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RUTS 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 RUTS worth?
RUTS 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 ruts mean?
ruts is the plural and third-person singular form of rut, which means “a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RUTS?
You can make 7 shorter words from RUTS, such as RUT, SUR, UTS, ST. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RUTS?
RUTS rearranges into RUST.