Roughneck

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

Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:22 pts9 letters

Definition of Roughneck

Noun

A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
A dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer; an ironworker in an ironworks or a steelworker in a steelworks.
Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.

Verb

To work as a laborer on an oil rig.

Anagrams of Roughneck

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "roughneck":

7-LETTER WORDS

cougher roughen unchoke

6-LETTER WORDS

choker cohune conger conker enough gorhen grouch hocker honker hunger hunker kuchen reckon rehung rouche+1 more

5-LETTER WORDS

choke chore chunk churn conge cornu cough crone erugo gecko genro goner heron honer huger+13 more

4-LETTER WORDS

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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