Rued

4 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of rue, meaning felt deep regret or sorrow about a past action or decision.

“He rued the day he had turned down the partnership offer so hastily.”

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Synonyms

regrettedlamentedmournedbewaileddeplored

Antonyms

celebratedrelished

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Wordle

Ends in UED, an uncommon pattern, four common letters that frequently appear in Wordle solutions.

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Scrabble

Worth 5 points. Past tense of RUE with D added, a clean, hookable play from the three-letter base.

Words Related to Rued

Anagrams of Rued

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

duer dure rude

Words one letter different

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

cued hued reed

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

adrue adure bedur crude cured demur detur drupe druse druze duler duper dured duree dures duret freud fuder lured mured nuder perdu prude pured

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