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Is roughage a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word roughage is a Scrabble US word. The word roughage is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is roughage a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word roughage is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is roughage a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word roughage is a Words With Friends word. The word roughage is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

ROUGHAGE,

6-letter words (7 found)

AERUGO,GAUGER,GHERAO,GOUGER,GROUGH,HOGGER,HUGGER,

5-letter words (23 found)

AGGER,AGGRO,AGOGE,ARGUE,ARUHE,AUGER,EGGAR,ERUGO,GAGER,GAUGE,GERAH,GORGE,GOUGE,GOURA,GREGO,GURGE,HUGER,ORGUE,REGGO,ROGUE,ROUGE,ROUGH,RUGAE,

4-letter words (48 found)

AERO,AGER,AGOG,AGRO,AGUE,AREG,ARGH,AUGH,ERGO,ERHU,EUGH,EURO,GAGE,GARE,GAUR,GEAR,GOER,GORA,GORE,GROG,GRUE,GUAR,GUGA,HAGG,HARE,HARO,HEAR,HERO,HOAR,HOER,HOGG,HORA,HORE,HOUR,HUER,HUGE,OGRE,RAGE,RAGG,RAGU,REGO,RHEA,ROHE,ROUE,RUGA,URAO,UREA,URGE,

3-letter words (46 found)

AGE,AGO,ARE,AUE,EAR,EAU,EGG,EGO,ERA,ERG,GAE,GAG,GAR,GAU,GEO,GER,GOA,GOE,GOR,GUE,GUR,HAE,HAG,HAO,HER,HOA,HOE,HOG,HUE,HUG,OAR,ORA,ORE,ORG,OUR,RAG,RAH,REG,REH,REO,RHO,ROE,RUE,RUG,UGH,URE,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AG,AH,AR,EA,EH,ER,GO,GU,HA,HE,HO,OE,OH,OR,OU,RE,UG,UH,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 146 words from roughage according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of roughage

roughage

Etymology

From rough (“not smooth; crude, unrefined”) +‎ -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒ/
  • Hyphenation: rough‧age

Noun

roughage (countable and uncountable, plural roughages)

  1. Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds.
    Antonym: nonroughage
  2. (agriculture) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
    Synonym: (US) roughness
  3. (nutrition) Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract; dietary fibre.
    Antonym: nonroughage

Alternative forms

  • ruffage (archaic)

Derived terms

  • nonroughage

Descendants

  • → Hindi: रफ़ेज (rafej)
  • → Urdu: رفیج (rafej)

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Further reading

  • dietary fiber on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org