Is RUGGEDEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RUGGEDEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RUGGEDEST mean?
Ruggedest is a form of RUGGED.
- adjective
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
“with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture”
- adjective
having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
“furrowed fields”
- adjective
topographically very uneven
“broken terrain”
- adjective
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
“a rugged competitive examination”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + U (1) + G (2) + G (2) + E (1) + D (2) + 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 RUGGEDEST
RUGGEDEST 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 RUGGEDEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- druggets11
- gestured10
- drugget10
- grudges10
- guested9
- trudges9
- tuggers9
- grudge9
- gurged9
- rugged9
- tugged9
- gesture8
- degust8
- edgers8
- eggers8
- greeds8
- gurges8
- gusted8
- segued8
- serged8
- surged8
- trudge8
- tugger8
- egged8
- desert7
- deters7
- duster7
- egrets7
- etudes7
- greets7
- rested7
- reused7
- rudest7
- rusted7
- dregs7
- drugs7
- edger7
- edges7
- egger7
- greed7
- gudes7
- gurge7
- sedge7
- teggs7
- urged7
- retuse6
- deers6
- deets6
- deter6
- drees6
- drest6
- druse6
- duets6
- dures6
- durst6
- egers6
- egest6
- egret6
- etude6
- geest6
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