ROM is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 5 points
Yes for Scrabble. ROM is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept ROM?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROM is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ROM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does ROM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Romani man; a member of the Roma.
Rom is the word Romani people use of themselves, and it means simply man or husband in the Romani language; the plural is Roma, and the adjective is Romani. English long preferred an outsiders' name built on the false idea that the people came from Egypt, which is why the older word is best left where it is.
How ROM is used
Countable: a Rom, the Roma. Capitalised when naming the people.
- He is a Rom, and the family has lived in that town for four generations.
- The census counted Roma separately for the first time.
- A Rom from the same village recognised the tune at once.
- She writes in Romani and translates herself into English.
- The council met two Roma families and no one else.
- Being a Rom in that decade meant papers and questions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROM and 6 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROM
The 3 tiles of ROM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ROM
Showing 24 of 83 words that begin with ROM.
Words ending in ROM
13 words end in ROM. Useful as a back hook: play ROM onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROM inside
Showing 24 of 1348 words that contain ROM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ROM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROM
Common questions about ROM
- Is ROM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ROM is not in it.
- How many points is ROM worth?
- ROM is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROM mean?
- A Romani man; a member of the Roma.
- What letters can be added to ROM?
- ROM takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ROM:
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