ROOTHOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ROOTHOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROOTHOLD?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROOTHOLD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROOTHOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rootholdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROOTHOLD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROOTHOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROOTHOLD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROOTHOLD mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A firm hold or place of attachment gained by the roots of a plant.
Gardeners and ecologists talk of a roothold when seedlings manage to anchor in thin soil or rock cracks. The word also works figuratively for any secure beginning, much like foothold.
How ROOTHOLD is used
Used in plant science and sometimes figuratively for a first secure base.
- The seedling found a roothold in a crack of the cliff.
- Without a roothold, the dune grass would blow away.
- The young firm struggled to gain a roothold in the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROOTHOLD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROOTHOLD
1 longer words begin with ROOTHOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in ROOTHOLD
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Common questions about ROOTHOLD
- Is ROOTHOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROOTHOLD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROOTHOLD worth?
- ROOTHOLD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROOTHOLD mean?
- A firm hold or place of attachment gained by the roots of a plant.
- What letters can be added to ROOTHOLD?
- ROOTHOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROOTHOLD:
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