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Ruffs

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Ruffs

noun

  1. A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560sā€“1620s).
  2. Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.
  3. Senses relating to animals.
  4. A collar on a shaft or other piece to prevent endwise motion.
  5. An exhibition of haughtiness or pride.

verb

  1. To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff.
  2. Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it.
  3. To ruffle; to disorder.
  4. Of a bird: to ruffle its feathers.
  5. To boast, to brag.

noun

  1. Arripis georgianus, a fish found in cool waters off the southern coast of Australia; the Australian herring or tommy ruff.
  2. A bottom-dwelling carnivorous fish of the family Sparidae found in temperate and tropical waters; a porgy or sea bream.

noun

  1. An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit.
  2. A game similar to whist and its predecessor.

verb

  1. To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card).
  2. Especially in the form ruff out: to defeat (a card, etc.) by ruffing, thus establishing the master card in the suit led.

noun

  1. A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.

verb

  1. To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum.
  2. Of a drum, etc.: to have a ruff or ruffle beaten on it.

noun

  1. Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
  2. Other species in the same genus.
Anagrams of Ruffs

No exact anagrams found for "ruffs". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "ruffs" and rearranging:

+cscruff
+eruffessuffer
+ggruffs
Related Word Patterns
RU...Words starting with "ru"...FSWords ending with "fs"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "ruffs"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
r1
u1
f4
f4
s1

Total: 11 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Ruffs
airproofsalefsalifsaperitifsarfsbabyproofsbaffsbailiffsbarfsbedwarfsbeefsbegulfs
Related 5-Letter Words
rabatrabbirabicrabidracedracerracesracksraconradarradiiradioradixradonraffs

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Ruffs"

Ruffs is a 5-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Ruffs" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "ruffs" is a medium-scoring word.

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