Is ROOKS a word?
ROOKS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 13 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ROOKS is a valid word.
What does rooks mean?
ROOKS is an inflected form of rook.
noun: (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ROOKS: word details
- Pronunciation: RUUKS (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so ROOKS works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of rooks
Shorter words inside rooks
Words you can make from the letters of rooks.
Solve a whole rack, not just ROOKS
ROOKS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does ROOKS mean?
ROOKS is an inflected form of rook and is a noun. It means: (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard.
Is ROOKS a valid word?
Yes, ROOKS is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.