rueful

rueful is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.
2. adjective. Expressing sorrow.
3. adjective. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

   Synonyms: contrite, remorseful, ruthful

Synonyms

contrite, remorseful, ruthful

Common word forms

ruefully, ruefulness

Words from these letters

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