What TROUGHS Means
TROUGHS is a form of TROUGH, which means:
- noun: a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
- noun: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TROUGHS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 R1 O1 U1 G2 H4 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In TROUGHS
149 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.
6 letter words (9)
5 letter words (35)
GHOSTGOSHTGOTHSGOUTSGROTSGROUTGURSHGUSTOHORSTHOURSHOUTSHURSTHURTSOUGHTROUGHROUSTROUTHROUTSRUTHSSHORTSHOUTSHRUGSOHURSOUGHSOUTHSTOURSUTORTHOUSTHUGSTORUSTOUGHTOURSTROGSTRUGOTRUGS
4 letter words (55)
GOSHGOTHGOUTGROTGURSGUSHGUSTGUTSHOGSHORSHOSTHOTSHOURHOUTHUGSHURTHUSOHUTSORTSOURSOUSTOUTSRHOSRHUSROSTROTSROUTRUGSRUSHRUSTRUTHRUTSSHOGSHOTSHUTSORTSOTHSOURSOUTSUGHSUGOTHOUTHROTHRUTHUGTHUSTOGSTORSTOSHTOURTROGTRUGTUGSTUSHUGHS
3 letter words (34)
GORGOSGOTGURGUSGUTHOGHOSHOTHUGHUTOHSORSORTOUROUSOUTRHOROTRUGRUTSOGSOHSOTSOUSUGSURTHOTOGTORTUGUGHUGSUTS
2 letter words (16)
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