Definition of rue

"rue" in the noun sense

1. rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves an irritant similar to poison ivy

2. rue

leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy

3. sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

"he drank to drown his sorrows"

"he wrote a note expressing his regret"

"to his rue, the error cost him the game"

4. rue

French) a street or road in France

"rue" in the verb sense

1. repent, regret, rue

feel remorse for feel sorry for be contrite about

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rue in Scrabble®

The word rue is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 3

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rue in Words With Friends™

The word rue is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 4

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Word Growth involving rue

Shorter words in rue

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Longer words containing rue

accrue accrued unaccrued

accrue accruement accruements

accrue accruer accruers

accrue accrues

congruence congruences incongruences

congruence incongruence incongruences

congruencies

congruency

congruent congruential

congruent congruently incongruently

congruent incongruent incongruently

cruel crueler

cruel cruelest

cruel cruelhearted cruelheartedly

cruel cruelhearted cruelheartedness

cruel crueller

cruel cruellest

cruel cruelly

cruel cruelness

cruel cruels

cruel cruelties

cruel cruelty

cruet cruets

gruel grueling gruelingly

gruel gruelling gruellingly

gruel gruels

gruel pantagruelian

gruel pantagruelic pantagruelical pantagruelically

gruel pantagruelion

gruel pantagruelism pantagruelisms

gruel pantagruelist pantagruelistic pantagruelistically

gruel pantagruelist pantagruelists

meadowrue meadowrues

rued accrued unaccrued

rued construed misconstrued

rueful ruefully

rueful ruefulness

rues accrues

rues meadowrues

rues ruesome gruesome gruesomely

rues ruesome gruesome gruesomeness

rues ruesome gruesome gruesomer

rues ruesome gruesome gruesomest

rues trues construes misconstrues

rues trues menstrues

rues trues truescale

rues trues truest untruest

sprue

true construe construed misconstrued

true construe construes misconstrues

true construe misconstrue misconstrued

true construe misconstrue misconstruer misconstruers

true construe misconstrue misconstrues

true construe reconstrue

true menstrue menstrues

true truehearted trueheartedly

true truehearted trueheartedness

true truelove trueloves

true trueness

true truer misconstruer misconstruers

true truer untruer

true trues construes misconstrues

true trues menstrues

true trues truescale

true trues truest untruest

true untrue untruer

true untrue untruest