RUGOSA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RUGOSA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUGOSA?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUGOSA is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUGOSA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rugosasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUGOSA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RUGOSA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does RUGOSA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A hardy rose species with deeply wrinkled, dark green leaves, widely grown as a hedge and for its large hips.
Rugosa takes its name from the Latin word for wrinkled, describing the deeply veined, crinkled texture of its leaves, which set it apart from smoother garden roses at a glance. Native to coastal East Asia, it tolerates salt spray, poor soil, and cold winters far better than most cultivated roses, which is why gardeners plant it as a tough, low-maintenance hedge. Its large, tomato-red hips are prized for jams and teas, and many modern rose hybrids have been bred from it specifically for its hardiness and disease resistance.
How RUGOSA is used
A gardening and horticultural term, usually shorthand for the rose species Rosa rugosa.
- A row of rugosa formed a thick, thorny hedge along the dune.
- The rugosa survived the salty coastal wind without any special care.
- She picked the ripe hips from the rugosa to make jam.
- Breeders crossed a rugosa with a modern hybrid to improve disease resistance.
- The wrinkled leaves make a rugosa easy to identify from a distance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUGOSA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUGOSA
The 6 tiles of RUGOSA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RUGOSA
1 longer words begin with RUGOSA.
Shorter words from the letters in RUGOSA
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Common questions about RUGOSA
- Is RUGOSA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUGOSA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUGOSA worth?
- RUGOSA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUGOSA mean?
- A hardy rose species with deeply wrinkled, dark green leaves, widely grown as a hedge and for its large hips.
- What letters can be added to RUGOSA?
- RUGOSA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RUGOSA:
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