RONDEAU is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RONDEAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RONDEAU?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RONDEAU is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RONDEAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
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How RONDEAU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RONDEAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,165.
What stands out about RONDEAU
- RONDEAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RONDEAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A short French poem of about thirteen lines with two rhymes and a repeated opening refrain.
In a rondeau the first words return twice as an unrhymed refrain, which gives the poem its circular feel. John McCrae wrote the best-known English example, the war poem about poppies in Flanders.
How RONDEAU is used
A term of verse form, used by poets and critics who discuss the rondeau.
- The poet wrote a rondeau about the coming of spring.
- Each stanza of the rondeau returns to the opening words.
- Students were asked to compose a rondeau in class.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RONDEAU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RONDEAU
1 longer words begin with RONDEAU.
Shorter words from the letters in RONDEAU
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Common questions about RONDEAU
- Is RONDEAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RONDEAU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RONDEAU worth?
- RONDEAU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RONDEAU mean?
- A short French poem of about thirteen lines with two rhymes and a repeated opening refrain.
- What letters can be added to RONDEAU?
- RONDEAU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RONDEAU:
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