Scrabble and Words with Friends

• TOUGH is a valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• TOUGH is a valid Words with Friends word worth 9 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• TOUGH is a 5 letter word containing the letters g, h, o, t, u.

Definitions

• tough

  noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

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• tough

  noun an aggressive and violent young criminal

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• tough

  noun a cruel and brutal fellow

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• tough

  adjective not given to gentleness or sentimentality
  a tough character

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• tough

  adjective physically toughened
  the tough bottoms of his feet

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• tough

  adjective resistant to cutting or chewing

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• tough

  adjective satellite very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
  the competition was tough
  it's a tough life
  it was a tough job

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• tough

  adjective satellite substantially made or constructed
  a tough all-weather fabric
  some plastics are as tough as metal

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• tough

  adjective satellite violent and lawless
  tough street gangs

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• tough

  adjective satellite feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
  he was feeling tough after a restless night

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• tough

  adjective satellite unfortunate or hard to bear
  a tough break

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• tough

  adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

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