Definition of rut

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• rut is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 3
• rut is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 3
• rut is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 4

Definition of rut

• hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. furrow
  2. groove
• a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape (noun)

  Examples

  1. they fell into a conversational rut

  Synonyms

  1. groove
• applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. estrus
  2. heat
  3. oestrus
• a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels) (noun)
• be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals (verb)

See definition of rut in Merriam Webster