Is ROUGHISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ROUGHISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ROUGHISH mean?
- adjective
somewhat rough
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 15 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 ROUGHISH
ROUGHISH 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 ROUGHISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- highs12
- roguish11
- high11
- ogrish10
- roughs10
- hush10
- houris9
- girsh9
- gursh9
- rough9
- shogi9
- shrug9
- sough9
- huh9
- shh9
- houri8
- hours8
- roshi8
- shiur8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- gush8
- hogs8
- hugs8
- shog8
- sigh8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- guiros7
- hour7
- rhos7
- rhus7
- rush7
- shri7
- ghi7
- hog7
- hug7
- ugh7
- giros6
- guiro6
- his6
- hos6
- ohs6
- rho6
- sho6
- soh6
- giro5
- orgs5
- rigs5
- rugs5
- hi5
- ho5
- oh5
- sh5
- uh5
- ours4
- sori4
- sour4
- gis4
- gor4
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