Rout

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To defeat an opponent so decisively as to cause a disorderly retreat or flight.

“The cavalry charge was enough to rout the opposing infantry, who fled in all directions.”

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Synonyms

mobrabble expel root rootle gougespreadeagle

Antonyms

retreatsurrenderlose

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in OUT, a highly common English pattern, shares it with GOUT, BOUT, POUT, LOUT.

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points. Hooks to ROUTS or ROUTED, the OUT ending is versatile for building longer words.

Words Related to Rout

Anagrams of Rout

Words that use exactly the same letters as “rout”.

tour

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “rout” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bout dout gout hout root

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “rout”.

artou atour autor court crout grout outer outre roust route routh routs rusot stour sutor throu torus tourn tours tourt troue trout trouv tudor

Longer words starting with Rout

Words that begin with “rout”.

route routh routs routed router routes routers routine routing routines

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