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Is ruinous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ruinous is a Scrabble US word. The word ruinous is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

R1U1I1N1O1U1S1

Is ruinous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ruinous is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

R1U1I1N1O1U1S1

Is ruinous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ruinous is a Words With Friends word. The word ruinous is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1U2I1N2O1U2S1

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7-letter words (2 found)

RUINOUS,URINOUS,

5-letter words (8 found)

IRONS,NOIRS,NORIS,ORNIS,ROINS,ROSIN,RUINS,URSON,

4-letter words (21 found)

INRO,IONS,IRON,NOIR,NORI,NOUS,NURS,ONUS,OURN,OURS,RINS,ROIN,RUIN,RUNS,SORI,SORN,SOUR,SUNI,UNIS,URNS,URUS,

3-letter words (27 found)

INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NIS,NOR,NOS,NUR,NUS,OIS,ONS,ORS,OUR,OUS,RIN,RUN,SIN,SIR,SON,SOU,SRI,SUI,SUN,SUR,UNI,UNS,URN,

2-letter words (15 found)

IN,IO,IS,NO,NU,OI,ON,OR,OS,OU,SI,SO,UN,UR,US,

You can make 73 words from ruinous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ruinous

ruinous

Etymology

From Middle English ruynous, from Old French ruinos, ruineus, from Latin ruīnōsus. By surface analysis, ruin +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹuː.ɪnəs/

Adjective

ruinous (comparative more ruinous, superlative most ruinous)

  1. Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous
  2. Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.
    They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense.
  3. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

Synonyms

  • (characterized by ruin): See Thesaurus:ramshackle

Derived terms

  • ruinously
  • ruinousness

Translations

Further reading

  • “ruinous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “ruinous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “ruinous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • urinous

Source: wiktionary.org