EROSE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. EROSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EROSE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EROSE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EROSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EROSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EROSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,941.
What stands out about EROSE
- EROSE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EROSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanyzoology
Having an irregularly notched or jagged edge, as if gnawed or nibbled away.
Botanists use erose to describe a leaf margin that looks unevenly toothed or worn, almost as though an insect had chewed along its edge rather than left a smooth or neatly serrated line. Zoologists apply the same word to a wing margin or shell edge that shows the same ragged, uneven appearance. The term describes only the shape of the edge, not its actual cause, even though the word itself echoes the idea of gnawing. Field guides rely on erose alongside other precise shape words to help identify a plant species.
How EROSE is used
Technical term from botany and zoology, used in field guides and scientific descriptions of leaf, wing or shell margins.
- The guide described the leaf margin as erose rather than smoothly toothed.
- Under the lens, the erose edge of the petal looked almost chewed.
- An erose wing margin helped the entomologist identify the moth species.
- The old, weathered shell had a distinctly erose rim.
- Botanists noted the erose outline of the fern's lower leaflets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EROSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EROSE
The 5 tiles of EROSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EROSE
2 longer words begin with EROSE.
Words ending in EROSE
8 words end in EROSE. Useful as a back hook: play EROSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with EROSE inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain EROSE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EROSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EROSE
Common questions about EROSE
- Is EROSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EROSE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EROSE worth?
- EROSE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EROSE mean?
- Having an irregularly notched or jagged edge, as if gnawed or nibbled away.
- What letters can be added to EROSE?
- EROSE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EROSE:
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