Rough

5 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or gentle.

“The rough sandpaper smoothed the wooden surface.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/rʌf/

Related Words

Synonyms

coarseharshuneven

Antonyms

smoothcut

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains UGH ending pattern, vowels O and U.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points; GH combination can be strategic.

Words Related to Rough

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “rough” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bough cough dough hough jough lough rouge rougy routh sough tough wough

Words you can make from Rough

Shorter words formed from the letters in “rough”.

gour guhr hour hugo

Longer words starting with Rough

Words that begin with “rough”.

roughly

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