Definition of ROCKWEED

rockweed

Plural: rockweeds

Noun

  • A common type of brown seaweed found on rocky shores.
  • coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide
  • Ascophyllum nodosum, a seaweed also known as knotted wrack.
  • Fucus vesiculosus, a similar seaweed also known as bladderwrack.

Examples

  • He was surprised to learn that ROCKWEED, a humble seaweed, was a valid Scrabble word.

Origin / Etymology

From rock + weed.

Scrabble Score: 18

rockweed: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rockweed: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rockweed: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

rockweed: valid Words With Friends Word