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Term: rub

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "rub": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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rub

Definitions

Noun

  1. An unforeseen obstacle
  2. The act of rubbing or wiping

Verb

  1. Move over something with pressure
  2. Cause friction
  3. Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "rub".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 rubbed 1 18
2 rubber 2 15
3 rubbing 2 11
4 scrub 1 9
5 rub 1 6
6 rubbish 2 4
7 shrubs 1 4
8 grubb 1 3
9 scrubbing 2 3
10 grub 1 2
11 grubby 2 2
12 grubs 1 1
13 rubberized 3 1
14 rubbery 3 1
15 rubble 2 1
16 rube 1 1
17 rubens 2 1
18 rubies 2 1
19 rubric 2 1
20 scrubbed 1 1
21 shrub 1 1
22 shrubbery 3 1
23 aruba 3 0
24 berube 2 0
25 brubaker 3 0
26 brubeck 2 0
27 carrubba 3 0
28 cherub 2 0
29 cherubic 3 0
30 cherubini 4 0
31 cherubs 2 0
32 covarrubias 5 0
33 derubeis 3 0
34 drub 1 0
35 drubbed 1 0
36 drubbing 2 0
37 grub-thief 2 0
38 grub-thieves 2 0
39 gruba 2 0
40 grubaugh 2 0
41 grubbs 1 0
42 grube 1 0
43 gruben 2 0
44 gruber 2 0
45 gruberova 4 0
46 grubman 2 0
47 grubstein 2 0
48 hrubik 3 0
49 hruby 2 0
50 marubeni 4 0
51 ruback 2 0
52 rubalcaba 4 0
53 rubalcava 4 0
54 rubano 3 0
55 rubberize 3 0
56 rubbermaid 3 0
57 rubbermaid's 3 0
58 rubbers 2 0
59 rubbia 3 0
60 rubbo 2 0
61 rubeck 2 0
62 rubel 2 0
63 rubell 2 0
64 rubella 3 0
65 ruben 2 0
66 rubendall 3 0
67 rubenfeld 3 0
68 rubenstein 3 0
69 ruberg 2 0
70 rubert 2 0
71 ruberto 3 0
72 rubey 2 0
73 rubi 2 0
74 rubia 3 0
75 rubicam 3 0
76 rubicam's 3 0
77 rubicon 3 0
78 rubie 2 0
79 rubik 2 0
80 rubik's 2 0
81 rubin 2 0
82 rubin's 2 0
83 rubina 3 0
84 rubino 3 0
85 rubinson 3 0
86 rubinstein 3 0
87 rubio 3 0
88 rubios 3 0
89 rubis 2 0
90 ruble 2 0
91 ruble's 2 0
92 rubles 2 0
93 rubley 2 0
94 rubloff 2 0
95 rubottom 3 0
96 rubout 2 0
97 rubright 2 0
98 rubs 1 0
99 ruby 2 0
100 ruby's 2 0
101 scrubber 2 0
102 scrubbers 2 0
103 scrubby 2 0
104 shrubby 2 0
105 shrublike 2 0
106 strub 1 0
107 strubbe 1 0
108 strube 1 0
109 strubel 2 0
110 struble 2 0
111 swartzendruber 4 0
112 swartzentruber 4 0
113 trubey 2 0
114 truby 2 0
115 votruba 3 0
116 wrubel 2 0
117 yoruba 3 0
118 zaruba 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "rub".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 grubb 1 3
2 grub 1 2
3 shrub 1 1
4 drub 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "rub".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 scrub 1 9
2 grub 1 2
3 rube 1 1
4 shrub 1 1
5 rueb 1 0
6 ruby 2 0
7 rubs 1 0
8 rubi 2 0
9 raub 1 0
10 drub 1 0
11 ru 1 0
12 truby 2 0
13 traub 1 0
14 strub 1 0
15 rugby 2 0
16 ruble 2 0
17 rubis 2 0
18 rubio 3 0
19 rubin 2 0
20 rubik 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "rub" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "rub" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 to rub 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "rub" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 teeth 1 2
2 began 2 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "rub".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 rob 1 19
2 rib 1 1
3 rob's 1 1
4 rab 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 118

Sound Alikes: 4

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 1

Statistically Associated: 2

Consonant Matches: 4

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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