gruff
/grəf/
adjective
5 letters1 syllable12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion.
“gruff voices”
“the dog's gruff barking”
2
Brusque and surly and forbidding.
“gruff manner”
“a gruff reply”
WORD FORMS
Related formgruffness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withG … F
Syllablesgruff
SYNONYMS & RELATED10
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