ROCKET is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ROCKET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROCKET?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROCKET is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROCKET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROCKET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ROCKET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does ROCKET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tube-shaped vehicle or missile driven upward by the thrust of burning fuel, or a firework or signal that works the same way.
A rocket carries its own fuel and oxidizer, so it can push itself along even where there is no air, which is why it is the machine used to reach space. Smaller rockets serve as fireworks, distress flares and military weapons. The word is also a verb for rising or travelling extremely fast, as when prices rocket. In cooking, rocket is the peppery salad leaf known in the United States as arugula, and in British speech a rocket can also be a sharp scolding.
How ROCKET is used
Used literally for spacecraft and fireworks, and figuratively for sudden rises; the salad leaf is the usual British food sense.
- The rocket lifted off just after dawn and vanished into the clouds.
- Children covered their ears as the first rocket of the festival went up.
- Housing costs began to rocket once the new rail line opened.
- She tossed rocket and lemon juice through the pasta for a sharp finish.
- The coach gave the team a rocket after the sloppy first half.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROCKET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROCKET
11 longer words begin with ROCKET.
Shorter words from the letters in ROCKET
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Common questions about ROCKET
- Is ROCKET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROCKET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROCKET worth?
- ROCKET is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROCKET mean?
- A tube-shaped vehicle or missile driven upward by the thrust of burning fuel, or a firework or signal that works the same way.
- What letters can be added to ROCKET?
- ROCKET takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ROCKET:
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