ROOTSY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ROOTSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROOTSY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROOTSY is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROOTSY
No single letter turns ROOTSY into another word.
How ROOTSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ROOTSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,824.
What does ROOTSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Describing music that sounds earthy and traditional, close to folk or ethnic origins.
Critics call a band or record rootsy when it favours acoustic instruments, plain arrangements and a feeling of honest, unpolished playing over slick studio work. The word hints at a connection to the folk, blues or country traditions that the style grew from. It can also describe any art or food that feels unfussy and close to its origins.
How ROOTSY is used
Informal; mostly used by music writers as praise for an unpolished, traditional sound.
- The album has a warm, rootsy feel that suits late evenings.
- She left pop behind for a more rootsy style of songwriting.
- A rootsy fiddle line carried the whole chorus.
- Fans liked the band's rootsy approach to old ballads.
- The festival lineup leaned heavily toward rootsy acts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROOTSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ROOTSY
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Common questions about ROOTSY
- Is ROOTSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROOTSY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROOTSY worth?
- ROOTSY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROOTSY mean?
- Describing music that sounds earthy and traditional, close to folk or ethnic origins.
- What letters can be added to ROOTSY?
- No single letter can be added to ROOTSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ROOTSY:
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