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Rootbound

r 1o 1o 1t 1b 3o 1u 1n 1d 2

About 2 syllables

adjective · 9 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : not valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does rootbound mean?

adjective

  1. (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots

    Synonymspotbound

  2. having the roots matted or densely tangled

    “shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"- William Faulkner”

Is ROOTBOUND a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) No
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ROOTBOUND worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
r 1o 1o 1t 1b 3o 1u 1n 1d 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
r 1o 1o 1t 1b 4o 1u 2n 2d 2

Wordfeud

14 pts
r 1o 1o 1t 1b 4o 1u 2n 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
r 1o 1o 1t 1b 4o 1u 2n 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in ROOTBOUND

Words that end like ROOTBOUND

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

backgroundaroundcompoundplaygroundprofoundsurroundunsounddumbfoundgreyhoundbloodhoundconfoundoutboundspellboundagroundastoundexpoundimpoundreboundresoundunwoundaboundgroundboundfound
All words ending in -OUND

Rootbound: quick answers

Is ROOTBOUND a valid Scrabble word?
No. ROOTBOUND is not in the official Scrabble word lists we check, so you can’t play it in a rated game.
How many points is ROOTBOUND worth?
ROOTBOUND scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does rootbound mean?
As an adjective, rootbound means “(of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ROOTBOUND?
You can make 165 shorter words from ROOTBOUND, such as BOURDON, TURBOND, OBTUND, BOORD. See the full list.