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Rooks

r 1o 1o 1k 5s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of rook

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does rooks mean?

noun

  1. (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

    Synonymscastle

  2. common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow

    Synonymscorvus frugilegus

verb

  1. deprive of by deceit

    “He swindled me out of my inheritance”

    Synonymsvictimizeswindlegoldbricknobblediddle

Definitions shown for rook, the base form of rooks.

Is ROOKS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is ROOKS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
r 1o 1o 1k 5s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
r 1o 1o 1k 5s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
r 1o 1o 1k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
r 1o 1o 1k 6s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ROOKS

Hooks for ROOKS

Add one letter to the front or back of ROOKS to make another word.

Front hooks

brookscrooksdrooks

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ROOKS

Common words that share the ending -OOKS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bookslookscookshooksnooksspooksoverlookstextbooksunhooksoutlookscookbookshandbooksnotebookspassbooksworkbooksguidebooksmatchbooksscrapbookspocketbooksbrookscrooks
All words ending in -OOKS

Rooks: quick answers

Is ROOKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ROOKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ROOKS worth?
ROOKS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does rooks mean?
rooks is the plural and third-person singular form of rook, which means “(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ROOKS?
You can make 18 shorter words from ROOKS, such as KORO, KORS, ROKS, ROOK. See the full list.