ROOKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ROOKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROOKIE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROOKIE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROOKIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROOKIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ROOKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,700.
What stands out about ROOKIE
- The letters of ROOKIE run in reverse alphabetical order.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ROOKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who is new to a job, a sport or an activity and has little experience of it.
The word began as slang for a raw army recruit, probably from rook, an old term for a cheated beginner, and it spread to police forces and then to sports. In professional leagues a rookie is a player in the first full season, and prizes such as rookie of the year are given to the best of them. In general talk it can sound affectionate or slightly teasing, depending on the tone.
How ROOKIE is used
Informal; very common in sports and in descriptions of new employees.
- The rookie scored twice in her first game.
- Every rookie on the force spends a month with a senior partner.
- He made a rookie mistake and forgot to save the file.
- The coach praised the rookie for her calm under pressure.
- A rookie pilot sat beside the captain on the flight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROOKIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROOKIE
3 longer words begin with ROOKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in ROOKIE
Common questions about ROOKIE
- Is ROOKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROOKIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROOKIE worth?
- ROOKIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROOKIE mean?
- A person who is new to a job, a sport or an activity and has little experience of it.
- What letters can be added to ROOKIE?
- ROOKIE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ROOKIE:
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