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What does roots mean? Is roots a Scrabble word?

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Is roots a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word roots is a Scrabble US word. The word roots is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is roots a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word roots is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

R1O1O1T1S1

Is roots a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word roots is a Words With Friends word. The word roots is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1O1O1T1S1

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5-letter words (6 found)

ROOST,ROOTS,ROTOS,STOOR,TOROS,TORSO,

4-letter words (11 found)

OOTS,ORTS,ROOS,ROOT,ROST,ROTO,ROTS,SOOT,SORT,TORO,TORS,

3-letter words (10 found)

OOR,OOS,OOT,ORS,ORT,ROO,ROT,SOT,TOO,TOR,

2-letter words (6 found)

OO,OR,OS,SO,ST,TO,

You can make 33 words from roots according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of roots

roots orots roots orots oorts oorts rotos ortos rtoos troos otros toros rotos ortos rtoos troos otros toros ootrs ootrs otors toors otors toors roost orost roost orost oorst oorst rosot orsot rsoot sroot osrot sorot rosot orsot rsoot sroot osrot sorot oosrt oosrt osort soort osort soort rotso ortso rtoso troso otrso torso rosto orsto rsoto sroto osrto sorto rtsoo trsoo rstoo srtoo tsroo stroo otsro tosro ostro sotro tsoro storo rotso ortso rtoso troso otrso torso rosto orsto rsoto sroto osrto sorto rtsoo trsoo rstoo srtoo tsroo stroo otsro tosro ostro sotro tsoro storo ootsr ootsr otosr toosr otosr toosr oostr oostr osotr sootr osotr sootr otsor tosor ostor sotor tsoor stoor otsor tosor ostor sotor tsoor stoor

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

Definitions and meaning of roots

roots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹuːts/
  • (Midwestern US) also IPA(key): /ɹʊts/
  • Rhymes: -uːts

Noun

roots

  1. plural of root

Noun

roots

  1. Ancestry.
    I have both Irish and German roots.
  2. Beginnings; origin.
    Jazz has its roots in blues.
  3. (of hair) Grown-out hair, often of a grey or natural colour.

Translations

See also

  • root
  • rootsy

Anagrams

  • Sorto, Toors, ostro, roost, rotos, stoor, toros, torso

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English roots.

Pronunciation

Noun

roots pl (plural only)

  1. roots (ancestry, origin)
    Ik ga terug naar mijn roots in Arnhem.

French

Noun

roots

  1. plural of root

Portuguese

Noun

roots

  1. plural of root

Source: wiktionary.org