RODE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RODE 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 RODE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RODE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RODE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RODE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RODE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about RODE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 RODE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The length of rope, chain, or a combination of both that connects a boat's anchor to the vessel.
When a boat drops anchor, the rode is the line running from the anchor up to the bow, and its length and material decide how well the anchor holds: an all-chain rode grips the seabed better and resists chafe on rocks, while a rope rode is lighter and easier to handle by hand. Sailors usually let out several times the depth of water in rode so the pull on the anchor stays low and close to horizontal. This noun is a separate word from the common past tense of ride, and the two happen to be spelled alike by coincidence.
How RODE is used
Nautical term used by sailors and boat owners when discussing anchoring gear; unrelated in meaning to the everyday past tense of ride.
- She let out thirty feet of rode before the anchor bit into the sandy bottom.
- The chain rode rattled against the bow roller as the boat swung with the tide.
- He checked the rode for wear before setting out on a long crossing.
- A short rode gave the anchor too little scope to hold in the storm.
- The old sailing manual explains how to splice a new rope rode.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RODE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RODE
The 4 tiles of RODE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with RODE
13 longer words begin with RODE.
Words ending in RODE
21 words end in RODE. Useful as a back hook: play RODE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RODE inside
Showing 24 of 66 words that contain RODE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RODE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RODE
Common questions about RODE
- Is RODE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RODE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RODE worth?
- RODE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RODE mean?
- The length of rope, chain, or a combination of both that connects a boat's anchor to the vessel.
- What letters can be added to RODE?
- RODE takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RODE:
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