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Is ROOT a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list ROOT is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
444

What does ROOT mean?

  1. noun(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
  2. nounthe place where something begins, where it springs into being
  3. noun(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for ROOT

Add a letter to make a new word: ROOTS, ROOTY.

Anagrams of ROOT

Words inside ROOT

See all 7 words you can make from ROOT

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up ROOT in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is ROOT a Scrabble word?

ROOT is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is ROOT worth?

ROOT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does ROOT mean?

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground.