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Is roving a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word roving is a Scrabble US word. The word roving is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

R1O1V4I1N1G2

Is roving a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word roving is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

R1O1V4I1N1G2

Is roving a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word roving is a Words With Friends word. The word roving is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1O1V5I1N2G3

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6-letter words (1 found)

ROVING,

5-letter words (3 found)

GIRON,GROIN,VIGOR,

4-letter words (14 found)

GIRN,GIRO,GORI,GRIN,INGO,INRO,IRON,NOIR,NORI,RING,RIVO,ROIN,RONG,VINO,

3-letter words (16 found)

GIN,GIO,GON,GOR,GOV,ING,ION,NOG,NOR,ORG,RIG,RIN,VIG,VIN,VOG,VOR,

2-letter words (8 found)

GI,GO,IN,IO,NO,OI,ON,OR,

You can make 42 words from roving according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of roving

roving

English

Etymology 1

From rove +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊvɪŋ/

Adjective

roving (comparative more roving, superlative most roving)

  1. Moving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place.
  2. Of the eyes or gaze, inspecting all over; not staying fixed on one subject.
Synonyms
  • wandering
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From rove (“sliver of wool or cotton”), late 17th century, possibly from obsolete Middle English rove(n) (“to draw out, pull off”), itself a dialectal variant of rive (“to tear, split”).

Noun

roving (countable and uncountable, plural rovings)

  1. A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn or in felting.
  2. The process of giving the first twist to yarn.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

roving

  1. present participle and gerund of rove

Anagrams

  • voring

Source: wiktionary.org