Is ROUGHENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ROUGHENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ROUGHENS mean?
Roughens is a form of ROUGHEN.
- verb
make rough or rougher
“roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ROUGHENS
ROUGHENS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ROUGHENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enoughs11
- gorhens11
- hungers11
- roughen11
- unhorse10
- enough10
- gorhen10
- gusher10
- hunger10
- rehung10
- roughs10
- shogun10
- herons9
- honers9
- houser9
- nosher9
- onrush9
- senhor9
- gursh9
- hongs9
- huger9
- rough9
- shrug9
- sough9
- surgeon8
- herns8
- heron8
- heros8
- hoers8
- honer8
- hones8
- horns8
- horse8
- hosen8
- hoser8
- hours8
- house8
- shero8
- shoer8
- shone8
- shore8
- shorn8
- usher8
- gosh8
- gush8
- hogs8
- hong8
- huge8
- hugs8
- hung8
- shog8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- erugos7
- genros7
- goners7
- grouse7
- rogues7
- rouges7
- rugose7
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