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Is roos a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word roos is a Scrabble US word. The word roos is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

R1O1O1S1

Is roos a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word roos is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

R1O1O1S1

Is roos a Words With Friends word?

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Valid words made from Roos

You can make 9 words from 'roos' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

4 letters words from 'roos'

ROOS 4 

3 letters words from 'roos'

OOR 3OOS 3
ORS 3ROO 3

2 letters words from 'roos'

OO 2OR 2
OS 2SO 2

All 4 letters words made out of roos

roos oros roos oros oors oors roso orso rsoo sroo osro soro roso orso rsoo sroo osro soro oosr oosr osor soor osor soor

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word roos. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in roos.

Definitions and meaning of roos

roos

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹuːz/
  • Homophones: rues, ruse

Noun

roos

  1. plural of roo

Anagrams

  • Oros, or so, soor

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch roos, from Middle Dutch rose, from Old French rose, from Latin rosa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rʊə̯s/

Noun

roos (plural rose, diminutive rosie)

  1. rose

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rose, from Old French rose, from Latin rosa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roːs/
  • Hyphenation: roos
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

roos f (plural rozen, diminutive roosje n)

  1. rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa
  2. (heraldry) rose, used as a heraldic charge
  3. bullseye, the center of a target, as used at shooting practice
  4. (uncountable) dandruff
    Synonym: hoofdroos
  5. (uncountable) rash, a (reddish) affliction of the skin

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: roos
  • Jersey Dutch: rôz
  • → Papiamentu: deros, deroos

References

  • “roos” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Estonian

Noun

roos (genitive roosi, partitive roosi)

  1. rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • roos in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rùːs], [ròʊ̯ːs], [rɒ́ʊ̯ːs], [rɔ̀ʊ̯ːz]
    Rhymes: -ùːs

Etymology 1

From late Old Norse rós, rósa, from Middle Low German rōse, from Latin rosa (“rose”).

Alternative forms

  • (rose): ros

Noun

roos f (definite rosa, dative rosn, plural roos, definite rosen, dative rosåm)

  1. rose (flower, shrub of the genus Rosa)
  2. rose flower on wallpaper, woven fabric and the like
  3. image, picture, illustration
  4. spot

Derived terms

  • rosbok f (“picture book”)
  • rosut (“rose colored”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrósa, whence dialectal English roose.

Verb

roos

  1. praise, commend

Source: wiktionary.org
  • ROORBACK, a false story used for political advantage.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)