ROSEWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ROSEWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROSEWOOD?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROSEWOOD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROSEWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rosewoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROSEWOOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROSEWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROSEWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROSEWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dark, fragrant, close-grained tropical timber prized for furniture and musical instruments.
Guitar makers value rosewood for its rich tone, and cabinet makers for its deep red-brown colour with darker streaks. Trade in several kinds is now regulated because the trees have been heavily felled.
How ROSEWOOD is used
Used for both the timber and the trees that produce it.
- The piano has a polished rosewood case.
- Rosewood from old-growth forests is now strictly controlled.
- He ran his hand along the smooth rosewood fingerboard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROSEWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROSEWOOD
1 longer words begin with ROSEWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in ROSEWOOD
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Common questions about ROSEWOOD
- Is ROSEWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROSEWOOD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROSEWOOD worth?
- ROSEWOOD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROSEWOOD mean?
- A dark, fragrant, close-grained tropical timber prized for furniture and musical instruments.
- What letters can be added to ROSEWOOD?
- ROSEWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROSEWOOD:
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