Words Containing RUF

100 words contain RUF anywhere. Scores range up to 24 points (HUMGRUFFIANS), averaging 15.9 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Furnished with a high or elevated ruffle.

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Designed to prevent or treat dandruff.

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To take tricks by trumping alternately in each hand.

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Past tense of CROSSRUFF.

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Present participle of CROSSRUFF.

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Third-person singular present tense of CROSSRUFF.

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Old or inferior quality material.

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Plural of CRUFT.

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White flakes of dead skin shed from the scalp.

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Having more dandruff.

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Most affected by dandruff.

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Plural of DANDRUFF.

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Having or resembling dandruff.

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To gripe or complain.

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Definition

Plural of GRUFE.

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Definition

Deep and harsh in sound, as from a rough voice.

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Past tense of GRUFF.

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More gruff; more rough or abrupt in manner.

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Superlative form of GRUFF.

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More gruffy; more rough or surly.

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Most gruffy.

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In a gruff or rough manner.

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Present participle of GRUFF.

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Somewhat gruff; moderately rough or surly.

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In a rough or abrupt manner.

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The quality of being gruff.

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Plural of GRUFFNESS.

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Plural of GRUFF.

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Having a rough, hoarse voice.

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Made dirty or begrimed.

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Alternative form of humgruffin.

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Plural of HUMGRUFFIAN.

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A cruel or disagreeable person.

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Plural of HUMGRUFFIN.

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In card games, to trump a higher card after another trump.

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Past tense of OVERRUFF.

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Present participle of OVERRUFF.

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Plural of OVERRUFF.

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Quality of being reddish or rufescent.

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Plural of RUFESCENCE.

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Becoming reddish or tinged with red.

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A circular frill or ruffle worn around the neck.

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A small Eurasian freshwater fish, Gymnocephalus cernua.

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Past tense of RUFF.

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Plural of RUFFE.

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A violent, lawless person, especially one who commits crimes.

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Past tense of RUFFIAN.

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Present participle of RUFFIAN.

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Having the rough, violent manner of a ruffian.

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Violent or lawless behavior typical of a ruffian.

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Plural of RUFFIANISM.

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Violent and lawless.

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Plural of RUFFIAN.

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Disordered.

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Present participle of RUFF.

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Plural of RUFFIN.

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A strip of pleated fabric used as a trim.

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Past tense of RUFFLE.

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Agent noun of RUFFLE.

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Plural of RUFFLER.

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How many words containing ruf are there?

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What is the highest-scoring word contain RUF anywhere?

HUMGRUFFIANS scores 24 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.