Tough

5 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Strong and durable, or difficult to deal with or overcome.

“The math problem was too tough for most students.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/tʌf/

Related Words

Synonyms

hard difficult strong

Antonyms

tender

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Vowels O and U, ends with GH pattern.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points with valuable H and G tiles.

Words Related to Tough

Anagrams of Tough

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

ought

Words one letter different

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

bough cough dough hough jough lough rough sough teugh touch wough

Words you can make from Tough

Shorter words formed from the letters in “tough”.

goth gout hout hugo thou

Add a letter to make a longer word

6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “tough”.

bought fought sought though

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