Definition of gruff

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • gruff is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • gruff is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • gruff is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of gruff


  • deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion (adjective)

    Examples

    1. gruff voices
    2. the dog's gruff barking

    Synonyms

    1. hoarse
    2. husky
  • brusque and surly and forbidding (adjective)

    Examples

    1. gruff manner
    2. a gruff reply

    Synonyms

    1. crusty
    2. curmudgeonly
    3. ill-humored
    4. ill-humoured

See definition of gruff in Merriam Webster