ROD is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ROD 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 ROD?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROD is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROD scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ROD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842.
What stands out about ROD
- The same 3 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 ROD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin straight bar of wood or metal.
The rod is also a unit of length — five and a half yards — that survives in the size of an allotment and almost nowhere else. The saying about sparing the rod is a paraphrase of a verse rather than a quotation from one.
How ROD is used
Countable: a rod, two rods.
- A rod through the middle holds the whole thing straight.
- An allotment is measured in rods to this day.
- The word rod names a length as well as an object.
- Two rods of that gauge will carry the weight.
- Sparing the rod is a paraphrase and not a quotation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROD
The 3 tiles of ROD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ROD
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with ROD.
Words ending in ROD
22 words end in ROD. Useful as a back hook: play ROD onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROD inside
Showing 24 of 489 words that contain ROD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ROD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROD
Common questions about ROD
- Is ROD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROD, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROD worth?
- ROD is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROD mean?
- A thin straight bar of wood or metal.
- What letters can be added to ROD?
- ROD takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ROD:
Open ROD in the Word Finder