RIMOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RIMOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIMOSE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIMOSE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIMOSE
No single letter turns RIMOSE into another word.
How RIMOSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RIMOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about RIMOSE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RIMOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanytechnical
Having a surface covered with a network of narrow cracks and crevices.
Rimose is a botanical term for bark, lichen, fungus caps and similar surfaces that are split into many fine cracks, like dried mud. From the Latin word for a crack, it describes texture, not colour. The related word rimous means the same thing, and field guides use rimose when identifying mushrooms and trees.
How RIMOSE is used
Technical; found in botany, mycology and geology writing.
- The rimose bark of the old oak caught his eye.
- A rimose cap is one clue to this mushroom.
- The lichen looked rimose, like parched earth.
- Her notes called the crust rimose and dry.
- The rimose surface of the rock held tiny ferns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIMOSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIMOSE
The 6 tiles of RIMOSE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RIMOSE
1 longer words begin with RIMOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in RIMOSE
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Common questions about RIMOSE
- Is RIMOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIMOSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIMOSE worth?
- RIMOSE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIMOSE mean?
- Having a surface covered with a network of narrow cracks and crevices.
- What letters can be added to RIMOSE?
- No single letter can be added to RIMOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RIMOSE:
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