ROUST is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ROUST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROUST?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROUST is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROUST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
roustsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROUST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ROUST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about ROUST
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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 ROUST mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalNorth American
To drive someone out forcibly or make them get up abruptly, especially from sleep, hiding or a place they should not be.
Roust is close in meaning to rouse but carries a rougher, more forceful edge, suggesting that someone is chased, dragged or ordered out rather than gently woken. Police reports often describe officers ready to roust loiterers or suspects from a location, and the phrase roust out is common when someone forces another out of bed. The word most likely began as an American alteration of rouse, though it now works as its own separate, blunter verb.
How ROUST is used
Informal North American usage, common in reporting on police action and in casual talk about forcing someone out of bed.
- Police rousted the campers from the closed park at dawn.
- He had to roust his brother out of bed for the early flight.
- Security rousted the sleeping man from the station bench.
- The sergeant will roust the whole platoon before sunrise.
- Nobody wanted to roust the dog from its spot on the porch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROUST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROUST
The 5 tiles of ROUST in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with ROUST
7 longer words begin with ROUST.
Words with ROUST inside
4 words contain ROUST in the middle. Words that start with ROUST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROUST
Common questions about ROUST
- Is ROUST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROUST, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROUST worth?
- ROUST is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROUST mean?
- To drive someone out forcibly or make them get up abruptly, especially from sleep, hiding or a place they should not be.
- What letters can be added to ROUST?
- ROUST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ROUST:
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