ROOIBOS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ROOIBOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROOIBOS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROOIBOS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROOIBOS
No single letter turns ROOIBOS into another word.
How ROOIBOS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ROOIBOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What stands out about ROOIBOS
- ROOIBOS 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 ROOIBOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
An herbal tea made from the dried leaves of a South African shrub.
Rooibos has a naturally sweet, slightly nutty flavour and contains no caffeine, so people drink it in the evening. The name, from Afrikaans, refers both to the bush and to the reddish drink brewed from it.
How ROOIBOS is used
Rooibos names both the plant and the infusion, and is often sold in tea bags.
- She switched from coffee to rooibos after supper.
- Rooibos leaves turn red when they are dried and bruised.
- A pot of rooibos with milk and honey warmed the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROOIBOS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROOIBOS
1 longer words begin with ROOIBOS.
Shorter words from the letters in ROOIBOS
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Common questions about ROOIBOS
- Is ROOIBOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROOIBOS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROOIBOS worth?
- ROOIBOS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROOIBOS mean?
- An herbal tea made from the dried leaves of a South African shrub.
- What letters can be added to ROOIBOS?
- No single letter can be added to ROOIBOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ROOIBOS:
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