Clues for the word "RUEFUL"
We've had 32 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 61 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on October 26, 2025.
Definition of rueful
- a. - Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.
- a. - Expressing sorrow.
Referring Clues
- Really sorry
- Penitent
- Contrite
- Deplorable
- Sorry
- Very sorry
- Sorry about
- Abashed
- Abashed
- Feeling regret
- Repentant
- Regret-filled
- Despondent
- Full of remorse
- Lamentable
- Showing regret
- Sorry to run short when fuel is distributed
- Sorry some trucks need different fuel
- Wry
- Sorry to run short of fuel, somehow
- Regretful
- Pitiable
- Filled with regret
- Piteous Fleur, flung out of university
- Sad partly at failure to accrue full benefits
- Contrite, with regrets
- Sorry about constant time taken off with awful flu
- Sorry to start running on the wrong fuel
- Downcast
- Sheepish
- Feeling sorrow
- Shamefaced
Last Seen In
- New York Times - October 26, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 18, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 28, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - March 04, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 15, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - October 26, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - October 16, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 13, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 12, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - July 27, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 23, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 13, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - May 15, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - November 18, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - October 28, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - July 13, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - June 26, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - December 06, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 14, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - August 18, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - August 10, 2017
- Mirror Quick - July 14, 2017
- And in 31 more crossword puzzles...