01 Word definition

rooks

5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants

Is ROOKS a word?

Yes. ROOKS is a 5-letter noun. ROOKS is a plural or present-tense form of ROOK: (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell ROOKS?

R-O-O-K-S

ROOKS contains 5 letters, begins with R, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

ROOKS is a plural or present-tense form of ROOK.

1noun

  1. ROOKS is a plural or present-tense form of ROOK: (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score9points
Words With Friends9points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is ROOKS spelled?

R1O2O3K4S5
Starts withROOFirst 3 letters
Ends withOKSLast 3 letters
Unique letters4Repeats O
Vowel balance2 / 3Vowels / consonants

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04 Exact anagrams

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About ROOKS.

How do you spell ROOKS?

ROOKS is spelled R-O-O-K-S. It contains 5 letters.