ROOTLET is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ROOTLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROOTLET?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROOTLET is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROOTLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rootletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROOTLET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ROOTLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 132,338.
What does ROOTLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small root, or a tiny branch of a larger root.
Rootlets are the fine threads that spread from a main root and take up water from the soil. Gardeners meet them when they lift a seedling and see how delicate the underground part is.
How ROOTLET is used
Used in botany and gardening, and sometimes for the small branches of a nerve root.
- Each rootlet was coated in fine soil when we lifted the seedling.
- Damaged rootlets make it hard for a transplanted shrub to drink.
- A white rootlet had already pushed out of the bean.
- The fern sent a rootlet down into the crack in the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROOTLET and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROOTLET
The 7 tiles of ROOTLET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ROOTLET
1 longer words begin with ROOTLET.
Shorter words from the letters in ROOTLET
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Common questions about ROOTLET
- Is ROOTLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROOTLET, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROOTLET worth?
- ROOTLET is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROOTLET mean?
- A small root, or a tiny branch of a larger root.
- What letters can be added to ROOTLET?
- ROOTLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ROOTLET:
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