ruche

Meanings

Plural: ruches

Noun

A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist.
A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.

Verb

To flute or pleat (fabric).
To bunch up (fabric); to ruck up.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), from Gaulish *ruskā, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”). Compare Breton rusk, Irish rúsc, Welsh rhisgl and Catalan rusc.

Scrabble Score: 10

ruche is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ruche is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ruche is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

ruche is a valid Words With Friends word