Hardly Sophisticates can be described as two words that refer to people who are not particularly refined or sophisticated. The crossword solutions for this term are RUBES and HICKS, both of which are five-letter words. RUBES is a slang term for someone who is naive, unsophisticated, and easily fooled, while HICKS is a derogatory term for someone who is from a rural area and is considered to be unrefined or uncultured.