ROAR is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ROAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROAR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROAR is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ROAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,631.
What does ROAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a loud, deep, prolonged sound, as a lion, an engine, a crowd, or a storm might.
Whatever produces the sound, a roar is loud enough to fill the surrounding space and often carries a sense of power or intensity, whether it comes from an angry lion, a cheering stadium, or a rushing waterfall. People also roar with laughter when they laugh loudly and without restraint.
How ROAR is used
Very common in everyday and descriptive writing, used for animals, machines, crowds, and natural forces alike.
- The lion let out a roar that echoed across the plain.
- Engines began to roar as the race got underway.
- The crowd began to roar the moment the goal was scored.
- Thunder seemed to roar directly overhead during the storm.
- He couldn't help but roar with laughter at the joke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROAR
The 4 tiles of ROAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ROAR
12 longer words begin with ROAR.
Words ending in ROAR
2 words end in ROAR. Useful as a back hook: play ROAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROAR inside
16 words contain ROAR in the middle. Words that start with ROAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROAR
Common questions about ROAR
- Is ROAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROAR, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROAR worth?
- ROAR is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROAR mean?
- To make a loud, deep, prolonged sound, as a lion, an engine, a crowd, or a storm might.
- What letters can be added to ROAR?
- ROAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ROAR:
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