ROOD is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ROOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROOD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROOD is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROOD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROOD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ROOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,835.
What stands out about ROOD
- The same 4 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 ROOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A crucifix, especially one displayed above the entrance to the chancel of a church; also an old English unit of land equal to a quarter of an acre.
A rood once stood on a beam or screen at the front of many churches, showing Christ on the cross. The same short word was also borrowed as a unit of area, so old records may measure a field in roods rather than acres.
How ROOD is used
Mostly found in church history and old land records; not part of everyday modern speech.
- A carved rood hung above the chancel screen.
- The old deed listed the field as two roods in size.
- Pilgrims knelt before the rood at the church entrance.
- The farmer's land was measured in roods and acres.
- Fire had destroyed the medieval rood centuries ago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROOD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROOD
The 4 tiles of ROOD in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ROOD
1 longer words begin with ROOD.
Words ending in ROOD
4 words end in ROOD. Useful as a back hook: play ROOD onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROOD inside
24 words contain ROOD in the middle. Words that start with ROOD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROOD
Common questions about ROOD
- Is ROOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROOD, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROOD worth?
- ROOD is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROOD mean?
- A crucifix, especially one displayed above the entrance to the chancel of a church; also an old English unit of land equal to a quarter of an acre.
- What letters can be added to ROOD?
- ROOD takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ROOD:
Open ROOD in the Word Finder