ROSE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ROSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROSE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROSE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROSE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ROSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about ROSE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 ROSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fragrant flower, usually pink, red or white, that grows on a thorny shrub.
A rose forms on a woody, thorn-covered bush and is prized both for its scent and for its layered petals, which range across many colours. Gardeners cultivate roses for decoration and cut them for bouquets, and the flower is a long-standing symbol of love. The same word covers the whole shrub as well as just the bloom.
How ROSE is used
Common word; also used as a symbol in poetry and everyday speech for romance.
- She received a single red rose on her birthday.
- The garden was full of roses climbing along the fence.
- He picked a rose and pressed it inside a book.
- The rose bush needed pruning before winter.
- A wild rose grew beside the old stone wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROSE
The 4 tiles of ROSE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with ROSE
Showing 24 of 55 words that begin with ROSE.
Words ending in ROSE
Showing 24 of 38 words that end in ROSE. Useful as a back hook: play ROSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROSE inside
Showing 24 of 220 words that contain ROSE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ROSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROSE
Common questions about ROSE
- Is ROSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROSE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROSE worth?
- ROSE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROSE mean?
- A fragrant flower, usually pink, red or white, that grows on a thorny shrub.
- What letters can be added to ROSE?
- ROSE takes 7 hooks: 4 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ROSE:
Open ROSE in the Word Finder