What RUE Means
- noun: European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
- noun: leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
- verb: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
RUE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 3 in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 U1 E1.
Anagrams of RUE (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In RUE
3 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
2 letter words (3)
Longer Words Containing RUE
RUE appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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