ROSESLUG is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ROSESLUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROSESLUG?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROSESLUG is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROSESLUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
roseslugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROSESLUG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROSESLUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROSESLUG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROSESLUG mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The larva of certain sawflies that feeds on the leaves of rose bushes and leaves them skeletonised.
Gardeners notice a roseslug by the pale, lacy patches it eats into rose foliage. Despite the name, a roseslug is an insect larva and not a true slug.
How ROSESLUG is used
A gardening term, used when treating roses for leaf damage.
- A roseslug had stripped the green from half the leaves.
- She picked off every roseslug she could find.
- Spraying early helps control the roseslug in spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROSESLUG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROSESLUG
1 longer words begin with ROSESLUG.
Shorter words from the letters in ROSESLUG
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Common questions about ROSESLUG
- Is ROSESLUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROSESLUG, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROSESLUG worth?
- ROSESLUG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROSESLUG mean?
- The larva of certain sawflies that feeds on the leaves of rose bushes and leaves them skeletonised.
- What letters can be added to ROSESLUG?
- ROSESLUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROSESLUG:
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