ROE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. ROE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ROE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 281.
What stands out about ROE
- The same 3 tiles also spell 3 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 ROE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The eggs of a fish.
Roe covers the eggs and also the milt of a male fish, which is why hard roe and soft roe are kept apart on a slab. A separate roe is a small deer, and the two words have no connection whatever.
How ROE is used
Uncountable. Hard roe is eggs, soft roe is milt.
- Hard roe is eggs and soft roe is not.
- The word roe also names a small deer.
- A roe deer is smaller than a fallow deer.
- Two kinds of roe on the same counter.
- Smoked cod roe keeps for a month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROE
The 3 tiles of ROE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ROE
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with ROE.
Words ending in ROE
4 words end in ROE. Useful as a back hook: play ROE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROE inside
Showing 24 of 136 words that contain ROE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ROE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROE
Common questions about ROE
- Is ROE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROE, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROE worth?
- ROE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROE mean?
- The eggs of a fish.
- What letters can be added to ROE?
- ROE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ROE:
Open ROE in the Word Finder