ROISTEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ROISTEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROISTEROUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROISTEROUS is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROISTEROUS
No single letter turns ROISTEROUS into another word.
How ROISTEROUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ROISTEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROISTEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROISTEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literaryrare
Noisy, boisterous and given to swaggering, uproarious revelry.
A roisterous crowd drinks, sings and shouts well into the night. The word calls up the image of an old tavern full of loud, cheerful and slightly unruly merrymakers.
How ROISTEROUS is used
Roisterous is a literary word, found in descriptions of parties and rowdy company.
- The roisterous party spilled out into the street.
- A roisterous laugh echoed across the tavern.
- He was remembered as a roisterous host who never let a glass stay empty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROISTEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROISTEROUS
1 longer words begin with ROISTEROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ROISTEROUS
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Common questions about ROISTEROUS
- Is ROISTEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROISTEROUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROISTEROUS worth?
- ROISTEROUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROISTEROUS mean?
- Noisy, boisterous and given to swaggering, uproarious revelry.
- What letters can be added to ROISTEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to ROISTEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ROISTEROUS:
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