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Is ruddy a Scrabble word?

Yes, ruddy is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of ruddy?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (British, Australia, slang, not comparable) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.Examples: "“Of all the damn silly fatheaded things!” she vociferated, if that's the word. “With a million ruddy names to choose from, these ruddy Creams call one ruddy son Wilbert and the other ruddy son Wilfred, and both these ruddy sons are known as Willie. Just going out of their way to mislead the innocent bystander. You'd think people would have more consideration.”"; "Michael, you have been sitting on your butt for the last two hours! Why didn't you mow the ruddy lawn?!!"; "I shall monitor your behaviour carefully during Marge’s visit. If, at the end of it, you’ve toed the line and kept to the story, I’ll sign your ruddy form."AustraliaBritishnot-comparableslang

adv (English)

1. (British, slang) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.Examples: "“So, you made quite a splash on Question Time, my homeless pal,” he continued. “Ruddy hilarious. Ha ha ha!”"; "'You're not ruddy going anywhere,' he said, slamming the door behind him."Britishnot-comparableslang

noun (English)

1. (informal) A ruddy duck.Examples: "In winter, snow geese land at West Pond, a Robert Moses legacy that ought to be called Duck Soup: at this time of year look for ruddies, greater scaups, Northern pintails, American widgeons and gadwalls."informal

2. (informal) A ruddy ground dove.Examples: "Ground doves — two ruddies are shown here — are so called because they feed on the ground."; "Understandably, birders in the U.S. are advised to carefully distinguish Ruddies from the usually more-expected Common Ground-Doves [...]. (Brightly-colored, pinkish adult male Common Ground-Doves have been misidentified as male Ruddies on several occasions, however.) Unless the fortunate birder happens upon a Ruddy Ground-Dove amongst a flock of sparrows, it will often be necessary to sort through innumerable Inca Doves."; "Common Ground-Dove — Fairly common permanent resident of better-watered valleys at lower elevations. Avoids town [...] Ironically, Ruddies often ignore the little flocks of closely related Commons, and choose to associate with Inca Doves."informal

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To make reddish in colour.Examples: "The sunset ruddied our faces."; "It ruddied all the copse-wood glen"transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "ruddy"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "ruddy"?

Scrabble
10 points
R1
U1
D2
D2
Y4
Words With Friends
10 points
R1
U2
D2
D2
Y4

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