rood
Plural: roods
Noun
- A crucifix, especially a large one placed at a church's entrance.
- representation of the cross on which Jesus died
- A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.
- An area of sixty-four square yards.
- A measure of five and a half yards in length.
- The human face.
Examples
- Placing ROOD on the triple word score was a divine move in Words With Friends.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English rode, rood (“cross”), from Old English rōd (“cross”), from Proto-Germanic *rōdō, *rōdǭ (“rod, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *rōt-, *reh₁t- (“bar, beam, stem”).
Cognate with German Rute (“rod, cane, pole”), Norwegian roda (“rod”). Largely displaced by cross. More at rod.
Synonyms
crucifix, rood-tree, Scottish rood, day's work, daywork, dunam, farthing, farthingdale, farthingdeal, farthingdole, farundel, ferling, rod, yard
Scrabble Score: 5
rood: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrood: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rood: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary