ROUGHCASTER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ROUGHCASTER is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ROUGHCASTER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROUGHCASTER is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROUGHCASTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
roughcastersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROUGHCASTER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ROUGHCASTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROUGHCASTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ROUGHCASTER
- ROUGHCASTER begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ROUGHCASTER
1 longer words begin with ROUGHCASTER.
Shorter words from the letters in ROUGHCASTER
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Common questions about ROUGHCASTER
- Is ROUGHCASTER valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ROUGHCASTER is not in it.
- How many points is ROUGHCASTER worth?
- ROUGHCASTER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ROUGHCASTER?
- ROUGHCASTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ROUGHCASTER:
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