ROOTWORM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ROOTWORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROOTWORM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROOTWORM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROOTWORM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rootwormsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROOTWORM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROOTWORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROOTWORM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ROOTWORM
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 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 ROOTWORM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The grub of certain beetles that tunnels through and feeds on the roots of crops such as corn.
A rootworm infestation weakens a plant below ground, so the damage often shows only when stalks lean or fall over. Farmers rotate their fields partly to break the rootworm life cycle.
How ROOTWORM is used
Used mainly in farming and pest-control contexts, especially about maize.
- A rootworm can ruin a whole field of corn before anyone notices.
- The farmer planted soybeans one year to starve the rootworm.
- Each rootworm hatches in spring and heads straight for fresh roots.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROOTWORM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROOTWORM
The 8 tiles of ROOTWORM in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ROOTWORM
1 longer words begin with ROOTWORM.
Shorter words from the letters in ROOTWORM
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Common questions about ROOTWORM
- Is ROOTWORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROOTWORM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROOTWORM worth?
- ROOTWORM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROOTWORM mean?
- The grub of certain beetles that tunnels through and feeds on the roots of crops such as corn.
- What letters can be added to ROOTWORM?
- ROOTWORM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROOTWORM:
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