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Is ROUGHLY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, ROUGHLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does ROUGHLY mean?

  1. adverb

    (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

    “lasted approximately an hour”

  2. adverb

    with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

    “he was pushed roughly aside”

  3. adverb

    with rough motion as over a rough surface

    “ride rough”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7

R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + L (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 ROUGHLY

ROUGHLY 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 ROUGHLY

The 46 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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