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Ruffs

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters

Definition of Ruffs

noun

  1. A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560sā€“1620s).
  2. Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.
  3. Senses relating to animals.
  4. A collar on a shaft or other piece to prevent endwise motion.
  5. An exhibition of haughtiness or pride.

verb

  1. To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff.
  2. Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it.
  3. To ruffle; to disorder.
  4. Of a bird: to ruffle its feathers.
  5. To boast, to brag.

noun

  1. Arripis georgianus, a fish found in cool waters off the southern coast of Australia; the Australian herring or tommy ruff.
  2. A bottom-dwelling carnivorous fish of the family Sparidae found in temperate and tropical waters; a porgy or sea bream.

noun

  1. An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit.
  2. A game similar to whist and its predecessor.

verb

  1. To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card).
  2. Especially in the form ruff out: to defeat (a card, etc.) by ruffing, thus establishing the master card in the suit led.

noun

  1. A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.

verb

  1. To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum.
  2. Of a drum, etc.: to have a ruff or ruffle beaten on it.

noun

  1. Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
  2. Other species in the same genus.

Anagrams of Ruffs

Words You Can Make

4 words can be made from the letters in "ruffs":

4-LETTER WORDS

fursruffsurf

3-LETTER WORDS

fur

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "ruffs" and rearranging:

+cscruff
+eruffessuffer
+ggruffs

Related Word Patterns

RU...Words starting with "ru"...FSWords ending with "fs"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "ruffs"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

roughytrumppoperuff

Rhyming Words

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