Coarse

6 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Having a rough, uneven texture or consisting of relatively large, gritty particles.

“She used coarse sandpaper to remove the old paint from the wooden door frame.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/kɔː(r)s/

Related Words

Synonyms

rough gritty crude

Antonyms

fine smooth refined

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains OA vowel pair, ends in -ARSE, common letters make it a strong early Wordle guess

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, low individual tile values but all common letters, hooks well with many prefixes

Words Related to Coarse

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Change a single letter of “coarse” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

course

Words you can make from Coarse

Shorter words formed from the letters in “coarse”.

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