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Rommate or roommate?

Did you mean roommate? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: roommate. Misspelling: rommate.

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Memory tip

Room + mate: the two Ms meet in the middle.

Why people write “rommate”

The misspelling “rommate” is only one letter off: it uses a single O where roommate has a double OO.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make roommate automatic.

What does “roommate” mean?

roommate noun

  1. an associate who shares a room with you

    Synonyms:roomieroomy

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Roommate” in a sentence

  • My roommate is a night owl.

Is “roommate” a playable word?

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12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“rommate” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ROOMMATE.

Roommate: quick answers

Is it rommate or roommate?
The correct spelling is roommate. “rommate” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell roommate?
Room + mate: the two Ms meet in the middle.
What does roommate mean?
Roommate means: an associate who shares a room with you.