ROSET is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ROSET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROSET?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROSET is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROSET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROSET scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ROSET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,446.
What stands out about ROSET
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 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 ROSET mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To rub something, especially a violin bow, with rosin; a Scots verb.
Fiddlers roset their bows before playing so the hair grips the strings properly, producing a clear sound instead of a faint slide. The word comes from the noun roset, the Scots name for rosin itself.
How ROSET is used
A Scots musical term, mainly used among fiddlers and violinists.
- She likes to roset her bow before playing.
- Fiddlers roset their bows so the strings do not slip.
- He forgot to roset the bow, and the sound came out weak.
- You must roset a new bow several times before it grips well.
- The teacher showed the students how to roset properly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROSET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROSET
The 5 tiles of ROSET in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with ROSET
10 longer words begin with ROSET.
Words ending in ROSET
4 words end in ROSET. Useful as a back hook: play ROSET onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROSET inside
7 words contain ROSET in the middle. Words that start with ROSET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROSET
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Common questions about ROSET
- Is ROSET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROSET, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROSET worth?
- ROSET is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROSET mean?
- To rub something, especially a violin bow, with rosin; a Scots verb.
- What letters can be added to ROSET?
- ROSET takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ROSET:
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