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8-letter words starting with RU
There are 96 8-letter words starting with RU in the standard word-game list. The most common are rumbling, ruthless, rustling, ruptured, rudeness, rucksack.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| rumbling | continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound | 13 |
| ruthless | without mercy or pity | 11 |
| rustling | characterized by soft sounds | 9 |
| ruptured | Having a rupture; broken, leaking. | 11 |
| rudeness | a manner that is rude and insulting | 9 |
| rucksack | a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder | 20 |
| runabout | an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat | 10 |
| rutabaga | the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food | 11 |
| rubbishy | cheap and inferior; of no value | 18 |
| rubeolar | Relating to rubeola, or measles. | 10 |
| rubicund | inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life | 13 |
| rubidium | a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water;… | 13 |
| rubrical | Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a rubric. | 12 |
| rubylike | Resembling or characteristic of a ruby. | 17 |
| rudiment | the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life | 11 |
| ruefully | in a rueful manner | 14 |
| rufflike | Resembling or characteristic of a ruff. | 18 |
| ruffling | The action of the verb ruffle | 15 |
| ruggedly | in a rugged manner | 14 |
| rugosely | In a rugose manner. | 12 |
| rugosity | The state of being rugose. | 12 |
| rugulose | Having small or fine-grained wrinkles. The sense of "somewhat rugose" is better expressed by "subrugulose". | 9 |
| ruinable | Capable of being ruined. | 10 |
| ruleless | Without rules; unregulated. | 8 |
| ruminant | related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud | 10 |
| ruminate | chew the cuds | 10 |
| rummager | One who rummages. | 13 |
| rumpless | Lacking a pronounced rump or parson's nose | 12 |
| rumpling | The act by which something is rumpled. | 13 |
| runagate | A deserter, renegade or apostate. | 9 |
| runelike | Resembling a rune. | 12 |
| rungless | Without rungs. | 9 |
| runround | A felon or whitlow. | 9 |
| ruralism | a rural idiom or expression | 10 |
| ruralist | an advocate of rural living | 8 |
| ruralite | A person who lives in the country. | 8 |
| rurality | a rural characteristic or trait | 11 |
| ruralize | To make rural; to give a rural character to (something or someone). | 17 |
| rushlike | resembling rush or sedge | 15 |
| rustable | Susceptible to rust. | 10 |
| rustical | Rustic | 10 |
| rustless | without rust | 8 |
| ruthenic | Of or pertaining to ruthenium | 13 |
| rutilant | Shining or glowing with a red colour or light. | 8 |
All 96 words
- rumbling
- ruthless
- rustling
- ruptured
- rudeness
- rucksack
- runabout
- rutabaga
- rubaboos
- rubaiyat
- rubasses
- rubbaboo
- rubbered
- rubbings
- rubbishy
- rubblier
- rubbling
- rubdowns
- rubellas
- rubeolar
- rubeolas
- rubicund
- rubidium
- rubrical
- rubylike
- ruchings
- ruckling
- ruckuses
- ructions
- ructious
- ruddiest
- ruddling
- ruddocks
- ruderals
- rudiment
- ruefully
- ruffians
- rufflers
- rufflier
- rufflike
- ruffling
- ruggeder
- ruggedly
- rugosely
- rugosity
- rugulose
- ruinable
- ruinated
- ruinates
- ruleless
- rumbaing
- rumblers
- ruminant
- ruminate
- rummaged
- rummager
- rummages
- rummiest
- rumoring
- rumoured
- rumpless
- rumplier
- rumpling
- rumpuses
- runagate
- runaways
- runbacks
- rundlets
- rundowns
- runelike
- rungless
- runkling
- runniest
- runnings
- runovers
- runround
- runtiest
- ruptures
- ruralise
- ruralism
- ruralist
- ruralite
- rurality
- ruralize
- rushiest
- rushings
- rushlike
- rustable
- rustical
- rusticly
- rustiest
- rustlers
- rustless
- ruthenic
- rutilant
- ruttiest