Is ROUGHEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ROUGHEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ROUGHEST mean?
Roughest is a form of ROUGH.
- adjective
having or caused by an irregular surface
“trees with rough bark”
- adjective
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
“she was a diamond in the rough”
- adjective
not quite exact or correct
“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”
- verb
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 ROUGHEST
ROUGHEST 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.
Anagrams of ROUGHEST
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ROUGHEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- resought12
- tougher11
- troughs11
- shouter10
- souther10
- gusher10
- hugest10
- oughts10
- roughs10
- sought10
- toughs10
- trough10
- horste9
- houser9
- others9
- reshot9
- rouths9
- throes9
- ghost9
- goeth9
- goths9
- gursh9
- huger9
- ought9
- rough9
- shrug9
- sough9
- teugh9
- thugs9
- tough9
- ethos8
- heros8
- hoers8
- horse8
- horst8
- hoser8
- hours8
- house8
- hurst8
- hurts8
- other8
- routh8
- ruths8
- shero8
- shoer8
- shore8
- short8
- shote8
- shout8
- shute8
- south8
- those8
- thous8
- throe8
- usher8
- gosh8
- goth8
- gush8
- hogs8
- huge8
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