1adjective
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
“a catastrophic depression”
01 Word definition
ruinous
7 letters · 4 vowels · 3 consonants
Is RUINOUS a word?
Yes. RUINOUS is a 7-letter adjective. extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
R-U-I-N-O-U-SHow do you spell RUINOUS?
RUINOUS contains 7 letters, begins with R, and ends with S.
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2adjective
causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
“the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗catastrophicblasting
02 Letter breakdown
How is RUINOUS spelled?
R1U2I3N4O5U6S7
03 Word-game status
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04 Exact anagrams
The same letters, rearranged.
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How do you spell RUINOUS?
RUINOUS is spelled R-U-I-N-O-U-S. It contains 7 letters.