ROAM is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ROAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROAM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROAM is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
roamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROAM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ROAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about ROAM
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 ROAM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move about over a wide area without a fixed purpose or destination; to wander freely.
Someone who chooses to roam is not heading for one particular spot; they cross a hillside, a city or open country simply because nothing stops them, changing direction as they please. Writers use roam for animals that range across a wide territory as easily as for a person who wanders through unfamiliar streets with no plan. The word suggests freedom of movement rather than being lost.
How ROAM is used
Common in everyday English, used of both people and animals moving freely over a wide area.
- The dog loves to roam the fields behind the house.
- They spent the summer free to roam across Europe.
- Wolves roam great distances in search of prey.
- She likes to roam the old town without any map.
- Cattle were once left to roam the open range.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROAM
The 4 tiles of ROAM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ROAM
6 longer words begin with ROAM.
Words ending in ROAM
1 words end in ROAM. Useful as a back hook: play ROAM onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROAM inside
8 words contain ROAM in the middle. Words that start with ROAM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROAM
Common questions about ROAM
- Is ROAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROAM, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROAM worth?
- ROAM is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROAM mean?
- To move about over a wide area without a fixed purpose or destination; to wander freely.
- What letters can be added to ROAM?
- ROAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ROAM:
Open ROAM in the Word Finder