ROAD is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ROAD 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 ROAD?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROAD is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROAD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ROAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What does ROAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wide way between places, usually with a hard prepared surface, along which vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians travel.
A road connects one town or place to another. It is built or paved so that cars, buses and bicycles can move along it safely, unlike a rough track or a footpath through open country.
How ROAD is used
Everyday word; also used figuratively for a course of action, as in the road to success.
- They drove down the long road toward the coast.
- A new road was built to connect the two villages.
- The road was blocked by fallen trees after the storm.
- She walked along the road to the market every morning.
- The road to the summit was steep and winding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROAD
The 4 tiles of ROAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ROAD
Showing 24 of 60 words that begin with ROAD.
Words ending in ROAD
16 words end in ROAD. Useful as a back hook: play ROAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROAD inside
Showing 24 of 86 words that contain ROAD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ROAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROAD
Common questions about ROAD
- Is ROAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROAD, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROAD worth?
- ROAD is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROAD mean?
- A wide way between places, usually with a hard prepared surface, along which vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians travel.
- What letters can be added to ROAD?
- ROAD takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ROAD:
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