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Is ruthful a Scrabble word?

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

R1U1T1H4F4U1L1

Is ruthful a Scrabble UK word?

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

R1U1T1H4F4U1L1

Is ruthful a Words With Friends word?

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

R1U2T1H3F4U2L2

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7-letter words (2 found)

HURTFUL,RUTHFUL,

5-letter words (2 found)

FURTH,THURL,

4-letter words (6 found)

FURL,HURL,HURT,RUTH,THRU,TURF,

3-letter words (7 found)

FLU,FUR,HUT,LUR,RUT,ULU,UTU,

2-letter words (4 found)

FU,UH,UR,UT,

You can make 21 words from ruthful according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ruthful

ruthful

Etymology

From Middle English reuþful, reuthful, reowthful, equivalent to ruth +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɹuːθ.fʊl/

Adjective

ruthful (comparative more ruthful, superlative most ruthful)

  1. Full of sorrow; sorrowful; woeful; rueful.
  2. Causing pity; piteous.
  3. Full of ruth or pity; merciful; compassionate.

Usage notes

  • (causing pity): Unlike the other senses, which describe the person acting or the motivation behind an act, this sense is used to describe the effect of an action or circumstance. Thus, it is easily confused with the complementary term ruthless: a ruthless person (one lacking pity) may perform acts or bring about circumstances which are ruthful (cause or induce feelings of pity).

Synonyms

  • (full of ruth): compassionate, merciful

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “full of ruth”): ruthless

Derived terms

  • ruthfully
  • ruthfulness

Related terms

  • ruth

Translations

Anagrams

  • hurtful

Source: wiktionary.org