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Is rother a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rother is a Scrabble US word. The word rother is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

R1O1T1H4E1R1

Is rother a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rother is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

R1O1T1H4E1R1

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6-letter words (2 found)

RHETOR,ROTHER,

5-letter words (3 found)

OTHER,RETRO,THROE,

4-letter words (12 found)

HERO,HOER,HORE,HOTE,ROHE,RORE,RORT,ROTE,TEHR,THRO,TORE,TORR,

3-letter words (18 found)

ERR,ETH,HER,HET,HOE,HOT,ORE,ORT,REH,REO,RET,RHO,ROE,ROT,THE,THO,TOE,TOR,

2-letter words (11 found)

EH,ER,ET,HE,HO,OE,OH,OR,RE,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 47 words from rother according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rother

rother

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɒðə/
  • Rhymes: -ɒðə

Etymology 1

From Middle English rother, ruther, reother, from Old English hrūþer, hrȳþer, byforms of hrīþer, hrīþ (“neat; ox”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz, *hrinþaz. Cognate with Dutch rund (“bovine”), German Rind (“bovine; beef”).

Noun

rother (plural rothers)

  1. (obsolete) A horned animal, especially an ox.

Etymology 2

From Middle English rother, from Old English rōþor. See rudder.

Noun

rother (plural rothers)

  1. A rudder.
Derived terms
  • rother nail

Anagrams

  • rethor, rhetor

German

Adjective

rother

  1. inflection of roth:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English rōþor; compare rowen.

Alternative forms

  • rodder, rothre, ruder, rothyr, rothir, rothar, roþer

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroːðər/, /ˈroːdər/

Noun

rother (plural rothers)

  2. A rudder or till; a steering implement for a ship.
  3. An oar; a long stick used for a boat's propulsion.
  4. (rare) One who steers a boat (i.e. using a rudder)
  5. (rare) A stick for mixing malt during brewing.
  6. (rare, figurative) An administrator or director.
Descendants
  • English: rudder, rother
  • Scots: rudder, ruther, ruder
References
  • “rọ̄ther, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

Etymology 2

From Old English hrīþer, hrūþer.

Alternative forms

  • ruþer, ryther, reother, ruther, rethur, roþer, reoþer, reþer, riþer, rether, ruðer, reðer, rither, rodder, rudder

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈruðər/, /ˈrɔðər/, /ˈriðər/, /ˈrɛðər/

Noun

rother (plural roþers or rothern)

  2. Any kind or gender of bovine or bovid.
Descendants
  • English: rother
References
  • “rother, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

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