Yes. ROUE is a valid word.
ROUE is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
ROUE is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About ROUE
ROUE is a man devoted to pleasure and indulgence, a rake, from a French word that once meant broken on the wheel; its plural is ROUES. ROUE uses an O, a U and an E with one R. It is a good place for a U, and it reads like an old novel's villain.
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ROUE scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: R 1 + O 1 + U 1 + E 1 = 4. On a double-word square that's 8, on a triple-word 12, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: ROUE as the first play
Later in the game, put the R on a 3L square and ROUE is worth 6 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from ROUE
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of ROUE and these are still words:
- MOUEa pouting grimace
- ROBEany loose flowing garment
- RODEform of RIDE: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- ROLEthe actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- ROPEa strong line
- ROSEform of RISE: move upward
- ROTEmemorization by repetition
- ROVEform of REEVE: female ruff
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
ROUE is a rake, a man who chases pleasure without much care for anyone else.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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