ROT is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. ROT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROT is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ROT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 561.
What stands out about ROT
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 ROT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To decay through the action of bacteria or fungi.
Rot as a noun meaning nonsense is nineteenth-century British and was public-school slang first. Dry rot is a misleading name: the fungus needs moisture and simply leaves the wood looking dry afterwards.
How ROT is used
Rotted, rotting. Also a noun.
- The fence rotted at ground level and stood anyway.
- Dry rot needs moisture despite the name.
- That is complete rot and everybody present knew it.
- The word rot for nonsense is British and Victorian.
- Rotting fruit attracts more wasps than ripe fruit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROT
The 3 tiles of ROT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ROT
Showing 24 of 146 words that begin with ROT.
Words ending in ROT
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in ROT. Useful as a back hook: play ROT onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROT inside
Showing 24 of 1204 words that contain ROT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ROT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROT
Common questions about ROT
- Is ROT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROT, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROT worth?
- ROT is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROT mean?
- To decay through the action of bacteria or fungi.
- What letters can be added to ROT?
- ROT takes 9 hooks: 3 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ROT:
Open ROT in the Word Finder