Is “Cough” a Scrabble word?
Yes
COUGH
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Cough
/kɑf/
noun
1.A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.
“Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.”
2.A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.
“Sorry, I can't come to work today – I've got a nasty cough.”
3.Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame
“He was – cough – indisposed.”
Synonyms: tussis
verb
1.To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.
“I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.”
2.(sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing.
“Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.”
3.To make a noise like a cough.
“The engine coughed and sputtered.”