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Is ROAR a Scrabble Word?

Yes, ROAR is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a verb and a noun, most often meaning “make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles”.

Quick answer

Is ROAR a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. ROAR is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: ORRA.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
4 pts
Words With Friends
4 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
100th percentile

ROAR meaning and definition

ROAR has 4 common senses and works as a verb and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

ROAR as a verb

  1. Make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles.
  2. Utter words loudly and forcefully.
  3. Emit long loud cries.

ROAR as a noun

  1. A deep prolonged loud noise.

ROAR Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

ROAR scores 4 in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is R, worth 1 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
R11
O11
A11
R11
Total44

ROAR on premium squares

On a double word square ROAR scores 8 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 12. Putting R on a triple letter square instead adds 2 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of ROAR

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as ROAR. See all anagrams of ROAR.

  • orra4

Shorter words hiding in ROAR

The letters R, O, A, R make 5 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first. Unscramble ROAR: all 5 words.

  • ar2
  • or2
  • oar3
  • ao2
  • ora3

Words like ROAR

One-letter changes to ROAR, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in ROAR

  • rear4
  • soar4
  • roan4
  • road5
  • boar6
  • hoar7
  • roam6
  • voar7

Add one letter to ROAR

  • roars5
  • roary8

Remove one letter from ROAR

  • oar3

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ROAR word facts

ROAR is a 4-letter word with 3 distinct letters: 2 vowels (O and A) and 2 consonants, with R repeated. It starts with R and ends with R. By corpus frequency, ROAR is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters R, O, A, R on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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ROAR Scrabble word FAQ

Is ROAR a Scrabble word?

Yes. ROAR is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does ROAR mean?

ROAR is used as a verb and a noun. Its most common meaning is “make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles”.

How many points is ROAR worth in Scrabble?

ROAR is worth 4 points in Scrabble: R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1). On a double word square it scores 8, and on a triple word square 12.

How many points is ROAR in Words With Friends?

ROAR is worth 4 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of ROAR?

ROAR has 1 anagram: ORRA. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in ROAR?

You can make 5 shorter words from the letters in ROAR, including AR, OR, OAR and AO.

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