5 letter words starting with rou

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with rou.

  • ROUEN
  • ROUES
  • ROUET
  • ROUFS
  • ROUGE
  • ROUGH
  • ROUGY
  • ROUKS
  • ROUKY
  • ROULE
  • ROULS
  • ROUMS
  • ROUND
  • ROUPS
  • ROUPY
  • ROUSE
  • ROUST
  • ROUTE
  • ROUTH
  • ROUTS

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:


Definition of rough

rough (noun)

  1. The unmowed part of a golf course.
  2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
  3. A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
  4. The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
  5. A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
  6. Boisterous weather.
  7. A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.

rough (verb)

  1. To create in an approximate form.
  2. To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
  3. To render rough; to roughen.
  4. To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
  5. To endure primitive conditions.
  6. To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.

rough (adjective)

  1. Not smooth; uneven.
  2. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
  3. Turbulent.
  4. Difficult; trying.
  5. Crude; unrefined
  6. Violent; not careful or subtle
  7. Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
  8. Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
  9. Harsh-tasting.
  10. Somewhat ill; sick
  11. Unwell due to alcohol; hungover

rough (adverb)

  1. In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.


Definition of roups

roups (noun)

  1. An outcry.
  2. A sale of goods by auction.

roups (verb)

  1. To cry or shout.
  2. To sell by auction.

Definition of rouse

rouse (noun)

  1. An arousal.
  2. The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.

rouse (verb)

  1. To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
  2. To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).
  3. To provoke (someone) to action or anger.
  4. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.
  5. To pull by main strength; to haul.
  6. To raise; to make erect.
  7. (when followed by "on") To tell off; to criticise.

rouse (noun)

  1. An official ceremony over drinks.
  2. A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
  3. Wine or other liquor considered an inducement to mirth or drunkenness; a full glass; a bumper.