ROOST is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ROOST 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 ROOST?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROOST is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROOST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
roostsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROOST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ROOST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,673.
What stands out about ROOST
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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 ROOST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A perch, branch, or shelter that birds or domestic fowl return to for resting or sleeping.
Birds return to the same roost night after night, whether it is a branch, a barn rafter, or a specially built henhouse, and the habit gives rise to the phrase coming home to roost. The word also works as a verb, as when hens roost in a coop each evening before dark. In the idiom rule the roost, roost stands for a whole household or group, with the dominant person compared to the bird in charge of the perch. Farmers check the roost each evening to make sure all the birds are safely inside.
How ROOST is used
Common in everyday speech about birds and poultry, and in fixed idioms such as rule the roost.
- The hens settled onto the roost as the sun went down.
- Every evening the pigeons return to the same roost.
- She built a new roost for the chickens in the barn.
- In that house, it is clear who rules the roost.
- The farmer counted the birds on the roost before locking up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROOST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROOST
The 5 tiles of ROOST in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with ROOST
5 longer words begin with ROOST.
Words ending in ROOST
1 words end in ROOST. Useful as a back hook: play ROOST onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROOST inside
5 words contain ROOST in the middle. Words that start with ROOST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROOST
Common questions about ROOST
- Is ROOST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROOST, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROOST worth?
- ROOST is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROOST mean?
- A perch, branch, or shelter that birds or domestic fowl return to for resting or sleeping.
- What letters can be added to ROOST?
- ROOST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ROOST:
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