Words Containing OUGH
Looking for words that contain OUGH? This page lists all 232 of them, from BOUGH to THOUGHTLESSNESS. The most common are ENOUGH, THOUGHT and ROUGH.
FORETHOUGHTFUL scores the most in Scrabble, at 27 points. Most of them have 8 letters (44 words).
- Words
- 232
- Top score
- FORETHOUGHTFUL · 27
- Groups
- 11
Common words containing OUGH and their meanings
- enough10 pts
- adverb: as much as necessary
- thought14 pts
- noun: the content of cognition
- rough9 pts
- adjective: having or caused by an irregular surface
- tough9 pts
- adjective: not given to gentleness or sentimentality
- thoroughly20 pts
- adverb: in an exhaustive manner
- through14 pts
- adverb: from beginning to end
- roughly14 pts
- adverb: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- though13 pts
- adverb: (postpositive) however
- thoughtfully25 pts
- adverb: in a thoughtful manner
- thorough15 pts
- adjective: painstakingly careful and accurate
- bough11 pts
- noun: any of the larger branches of a tree
- cough11 pts
- verb: exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 232 words containing OUGH
Numbers show Scrabble points.
5-letter words 8
- bough11
- cough11
- dough10
- lough9
- ought9
- rough9
- sough9
- tough9
6-letter words 22
- boughs12
- bought12
- chough15
- clough12
- coughs12
- doughs11
- dought11
- doughy14
- enough10
- fought13
- loughs10
- nought10
- oughts10
- plough12
- roughs10
- slough10
- soughs10
- sought10
- though13
- toughs10
- toughy13
- trough10
7-letter words 31
- abought13
- borough13
- boughed14
- brought13
- choughs16
- cloughs13
- coughed14
- cougher13
- doughty15
- drought12
- enoughs11
- noughts11
- oughted12
- ploughs13
- roughed12
- roughen11
- rougher11
- roughly14
- sloughs11
- sloughy14
- soughed12
- thought14
- through14
- toughed12
- toughen11
- tougher11
- toughie11
- toughly14
- troughs11
- unrough11
- wrought14
8-letter words 44
- although15
- besought14
- boroughs14
- boughpot16
- boughten14
- brougham16
- coughers14
- coughing15
- doughboy18
- doughier13
- doughnut13
- droughts13
- droughty16
- foughten15
- furlough15
- hiccough19
- infought15
- oughting13
- ploughed15
- plougher14
- rebought14
- refought15
- resought12
- roughage13
- roughdry16
- roughens12
- roughers12
- roughest12
- roughhew18
- roughing13
- roughish15
- roughleg13
- sloughed13
- soughing13
- thorough15
- thoughts15
- toughens12
- toughest12
- toughies12
- toughing13
- toughish15
- unbought14
- unfought15
- unsought12
9-letter words 37
- bethought18
- boughpots17
- broughams17
- dogfought18
- doughboys19
- doughface19
- doughiest14
- doughlike18
- doughnuts14
- doughtier14
- doughtily17
- furloughs16
- gunfought17
- hiccoughs20
- methought18
- outbought15
- outfought16
- ploughers15
- ploughing16
- rethought16
- rewrought16
- roughages14
- roughcast15
- roughened14
- roughhewn19
- roughhews19
- roughlegs14
- roughneck19
- roughness13
- roughshod17
- sloughier13
- sloughing14
- sourdough14
- throughly19
- toughened14
- toughness13
- unthought16
10-letter words 27
- doughfaces20
- doughtiest15
- droughtier15
- furloughed18
- hiccoughed22
- misthought19
- outthought17
- outwrought17
- overbought19
- roughcasts16
- roughdried16
- roughdries15
- roughening15
- roughhewed21
- roughhouse17
- roughnecks20
- roughrider15
- sloughiest14
- sourdoughs15
- thorougher17
- thoroughly20
- thoughtful20
- thoughtway23
- throughout17
- throughput19
- throughway23
- toughening15
11-letter words 23
- doughtiness16
- dreadnought17
- droughtiest16
- forethought21
- furloughing19
- handwrought22
- hiccoughing23
- overthought21
- overwrought21
- roughdrying20
- roughhewing22
- roughhoused19
- roughhouses18
- roughnesses15
- roughriders16
- thoroughest18
- thoroughpin20
- thoughtless18
- thoughtways24
- throughputs20
- throughways24
- toughnesses15
- underbought18
12-letter words 22
- aforethought22
- afterthought22
- breakthrough25
- doughnutlike21
- dreadnoughts18
- droughtiness17
- forethoughts22
- interborough18
- interwrought19
- merrythought24
- roughcasting19
- roughhousing20
- thoroughbass21
- thoroughbred22
- thoroughfare22
- thoroughness19
- thoroughpins21
- thoroughwort22
- thoughtfully25
- throughither22
- throughother22
- wherethrough25
13-letter words 11
- afterthoughts23
- breakthroughs26
- doughtinesses18
- interboroughs19
- merrythoughts25
- thoroughbrace24
- thoroughbreds23
- thoroughfares23
- thoroughgoing22
- thoroughworts23
- thoughtlessly23
14-letter words 6
- droughtinesses19
- forethoughtful27
- thoroughbasses23
- thoroughbraces25
- thoroughnesses21
- thoughtfulness24
15-letter words 1
- thoughtlessness22
Frequently asked questions
How many words containing OUGH are there?
There are 232 words that contain OUGH in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring word containing OUGH in Scrabble?
FORETHOUGHTFUL is for the highest score at 27 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common words containing OUGH?
Common examples include ENOUGH, THOUGHT, ROUGH, TOUGH, THOROUGHLY and THROUGH.
Which words containing OUGH have no repeated letters?
82 of them use each letter only once, such as ENOUGH, ENOUGHS, ROUGH and TOUGH.
Are these words valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
They come from the ENABLE list, which closely matches the dictionaries used by Words With Friends and most Scrabble play. A few words may differ from the official Scrabble dictionary.