What does RUE mean?

RUE is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/ru/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
3
Words With Friends score
4
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
  2. leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
  3. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment“he drank to drown his sorrows”
  4. (French) a street or road in France

verb

  1. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

rued5rues4ruing6

Anagrams of RUE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside RUE

2 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is RUE a Scrabble word?

RUE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is RUE worth?

RUE is worth 3 points with Scrabble letter values and 4 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from RUE?

2 other words, including RE and ER.