Is TROUGHS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TROUGHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TROUGHS mean?
Troughs is a form of TROUGH.
- noun
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
- noun
a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
- noun
a concave shape with an open top
- noun
a treasury for government funds
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + S (1) = 11 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 TROUGHS
TROUGHS 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 TROUGHS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- oughts10
- roughs10
- sought10
- toughs10
- trough10
- rouths9
- ghost9
- goths9
- gursh9
- ought9
- rough9
- shrug9
- sough9
- thugs9
- tough9
- horst8
- hours8
- hurst8
- hurts8
- routh8
- ruths8
- short8
- shout8
- south8
- thous8
- gosh8
- goth8
- gush8
- hogs8
- hugs8
- shog8
- sugh8
- thug8
- ughs8
- grouts7
- host7
- hots7
- hour7
- hurt7
- huts7
- rhos7
- rhus7
- rush7
- ruth7
- shot7
- shut7
- soth7
- thou7
- thro7
- thru7
- thus7
- tosh7
- tush7
- hog7
- hug7
- ugh7
- gouts6
- grots6
- grout6
- gusto6
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