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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
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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