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
BROADER
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
BROADER
2
Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
A groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels).
BROADER
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