ROGATION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ROGATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROGATION?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROGATION is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROGATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rogationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROGATION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROGATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROGATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROGATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalarchaic
A solemn prayer or litany, especially one chanted in procession on the days before Ascension Day.
Rogation days were a time when villagers walked the fields asking for a good harvest. The word comes from the Latin for asking, and a rogation was originally any formal request, including a proposed law in ancient Rome.
How ROGATION is used
Mostly seen in church history, usually as rogation days or the plural rogations.
- The parish held a rogation through the barley fields.
- Each spring the priest led a rogation for the crops.
- An old calendar marked the rogation before Ascension.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROGATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROGATION
1 longer words begin with ROGATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ROGATION
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Common questions about ROGATION
- Is ROGATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROGATION, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROGATION worth?
- ROGATION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROGATION mean?
- A solemn prayer or litany, especially one chanted in procession on the days before Ascension Day.
- What letters can be added to ROGATION?
- ROGATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROGATION:
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