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Is rugged a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rugged is a Scrabble US word. The word rugged is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is rugged a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rugged is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

R1U1G2G2E1D2

Is rugged a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word rugged is a Words With Friends word. The word rugged is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1U2G3G3E1D2

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6-letter words (3 found)

GRUDGE,GURGED,RUGGED,

5-letter words (4 found)

GRUED,GURGE,UGGED,URGED,

4-letter words (10 found)

DEGU,DREG,DRUG,DURE,GRUE,GUDE,RUDE,RUED,URDE,URGE,

3-letter words (16 found)

DEG,DUE,DUG,EGG,ERG,GED,GER,GUE,GUR,RED,REG,RUD,RUE,RUG,URD,URE,

2-letter words (7 found)

DE,ED,ER,GU,RE,UG,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 41 words from rugged according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rugged

rugged

Etymology 1

From Middle English rugged, roggyd, ruggyd, derived from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft, shagginess”), equivalent to rug (“rough, woollen material”) +‎ -ed. Compare Old Swedish ruggoter (“wrinkled”), Swedish rugga (“to roughen”), Swedish ruggig (“shaggy”), Icelandic rögg (“shagginess”), Old Norse raggaðr (“tufted”), dialectal Danish raggad (“shaggy”).

Pronunciation

  • rŭ-gĭd, IPA(key): /ˈɹʌɡɪd/
  • Rhymes: -ʌɡɪd

Adjective

rugged (comparative ruggeder, superlative ruggedest)

  1. Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
  2. Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
  3. Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.
  4. (of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.
  5. (of land) Rocky and bare of plantlife.
  6. (of temper, character, or people) Harsh; austere; hard
    Synonym: crabbed
  7. (of weather) Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous
    Synonym: rude
  8. (of sound, style etc.) Harsh; grating; unpleasant sounding or looking
  9. (of looks, appearance etc.) Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled
  10. (of behaviour) Violent; rude; boisterous
  11. (of health, physique etc.) Vigorous; robust; hardy
  12. (computing, of a computer) Designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions.
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Further reading

  • “rugged”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “rugged”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Etymology 2

rug +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

  • rŭgd, IPA(key): /ɹʌɡd/
  • Rhymes: -ʌɡd

Adjective

rugged (not comparable)

  1. Having a rug or rugs.
  2. Covered with a rug.

Verb

rugged

  1. simple past and past participle of rug

Anagrams

  • Dugger, Gudger, grudge, gurged

Source: wiktionary.org