ROOMMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ROOMMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROOMMATE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROOMMATE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROOMMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
roommatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROOMMATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROOMMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROOMMATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROOMMATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A person who shares a room, flat or house with another and splits its costs.
Students often find a roommate through the college, while adults may advertise for one to cover rent. British speakers tend to say flatmate or housemate for the same idea, though roommate is understood everywhere.
How ROOMMATE is used
Standard in American English about dorms, apartments and shared houses.
- My roommate leaves her shoes in the hallway.
- We split the rent with a new roommate.
- Being a roommate means learning to compromise on noise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROOMMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROOMMATE
1 longer words begin with ROOMMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ROOMMATE
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Common questions about ROOMMATE
- Is ROOMMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROOMMATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROOMMATE worth?
- ROOMMATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROOMMATE mean?
- A person who shares a room, flat or house with another and splits its costs.
- What letters can be added to ROOMMATE?
- ROOMMATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROOMMATE:
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