tough: Information About The Word 'tough'

tough is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'tough' is made up of 5 letters.

Meanings:
  • (a) not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
  • (a) physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
  • (a) tough to cut or chew
  • (n) someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
  • (n) an aggressive and violent young criminal
  • (n) a cruel and brutal fellow
  • (s) very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"
  • (s) substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
  • (s) violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"
  • (s) feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
  • (s) unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
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Using the word 'tough' in Scrabble will fetch you 9 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 10 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'tough'

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Words Starting With 'tough'

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Words Containing 'tough'

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Points in Scrabble for tough9
Points in Words with Friends for tough10
Number of Letters in tough5
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