rhodes
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of rhodes
13 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- (countable, uncountable)An island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.
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name
- (countable, uncountable)An island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.
- (countable, uncountable)A city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, and the capital of the Dodecanese.
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(countable, uncountable)A topographic surname for a person who lived near woodland clearings, or a habitational one for someone from a place so named.
“Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902), English mining magnate and politician.”
- (countable, rare, uncountable)A male given name transferred from the surname.
- (countable, uncountable)A village in northern Eastern Cape province, South Africa; named for Cecil Rhodes.
- (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
- (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
- (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
- (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
- (countable, uncountable)A village near Middleton, Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8505).
- (countable, uncountable)A small commune in Moselle department, Lorraine, Grand Est, France.
- (countable, uncountable)A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Canada Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
- (countable, uncountable)An electric piano which produces soft, harmonic-like sounds; a Rhodes piano; named for inventor Harold Rhodes.
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Etymology
From French Rhodes, from Latin Rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος (Rhódos), of uncertain etymology. Possibilities include a pre-Greek name (cf. Phoenician 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤃 (hrʿd), "snake"), ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), and ῥοιά (rhoiá, “pomegranate”).
Words you can make from rhodes
104 playable · top: DEHORS (10 pts)
Best play dehors 10 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
21 words4-letter words
33 words- DOHS 8 pts
- DOSH 8 pts
- EDHS 8 pts
- HERD 8 pts
- HODS 8 pts
- HOED 8 pts
- OHED 8 pts
- SHED 8 pts
- SHOD 8 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- SHOE 7 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DOES 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DORS 5 pts
- DOSE 5 pts
- ODES 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- REDS 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- RODS 5 pts
- SORD 5 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
3-letter words
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