rut

VERBNOUN /rət/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH R

rut is a valid 3-letter word worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1U1T1
1 + 1 + 1 =3 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 6TRIPLE WORD → 9
MEANING

What does rut mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove.

SYNONYMS
2

Be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals.

BROADER
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

A settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape.

“they fell into a conversational rut”

SYNONYMS
2

Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity.

3

A groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels).

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