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RUES

4 letters, 4 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What RUES Means

RUES is a form of RUE, which means:

  1. noun: European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
  2. noun: leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
  3. verb: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

RUES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 U1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of RUES (5)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In RUES

13 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.

3 letter words (8)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing RUES

RUES appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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