Ruts

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of rut, referring to deep grooves or furrows worn into soft ground, typically by the repeated passage of wheels.

“The muddy lane was full of deep ruts left by the tractor after a week of rain.”

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Synonyms

groovesfurrowschannels trackstrenches

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Wordle

R, U, T, S are all common letters, the -UTS ending is a pattern worth knowing alongside CUTS and GUTS

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points, a simple S extension of RUT, good for clearing a cluster of common low-value tiles

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Anagrams of Ruts

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

rust

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

buts cuts guts huts juts nuts puts rats rugs runs ruth

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artus astur burst crust curst durst frust gurts hurst hurts ritsu ritus roust routs runts rusot rusts rusty ruths serut snurt spurt sruti stour

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