RORT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. RORT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept RORT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RORT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RORT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RORT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,446.
What does RORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
AustralianNew Zealandinformal
A dishonest scheme or fraudulent practice, especially one that exploits a system for personal gain.
A rort typically involves bending or gaming the rules of a system, such as an expense claim or a public program, so that someone benefits unfairly while appearing to stay within the letter of the law. It is a familiar term in Australian and New Zealand public life, often applied to political or financial scandals reported in the news. The related verb, to rort, describes the act of running such a scheme.
How RORT is used
Chiefly Australian and New Zealand informal usage, common in news reporting on financial or political misconduct.
- The newspaper uncovered a rort involving fake travel expenses.
- Officials promised to close the loophole behind the rort.
- He was accused of running a rort with government grants.
- The scandal exposed a long-running rort in the ticketing system.
- Investigators traced the rort back to a handful of employees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RORT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RORT
The 4 tiles of RORT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RORT
9 longer words begin with RORT.
Shorter words from the letters in RORT
Common questions about RORT
- Is RORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RORT, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RORT worth?
- RORT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RORT mean?
- A dishonest scheme or fraudulent practice, especially one that exploits a system for personal gain.
- What letters can be added to RORT?
- RORT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RORT:
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