roof
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When roof helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
F O R
Two-Letter Start
RO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OF
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- RO start
- OF ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- roof is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, o, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OF ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the RO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
The external covering at the top of a building.
"The roof was blown off by the tornado."
noun
The top external level of a building.
"Let's go up to the roof."
noun
The upper part of a cavity.
"The palate is the roof of the mouth."
noun
The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
noun
(rockclimbing) An overhanging rock wall
verb
To cover or furnish with a roof.
verb
To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
verb
To put into prison, to bird.
verb
To shelter as if under a roof.