rove

Plural: roves

Verb

Verb Forms: roved, roving, roves

To wander or roam about without a fixed destination.
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
pass a rope through
pass through a hole or opening
fasten by passing through a hole or around something
To shoot with arrows (at).
To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
To roam or wander through.
To card wool or other fibres.
To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
To draw through an eye or aperture.
To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
simple past of rive
simple past of reeve

Noun

A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding.
A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving.
The act of wandering; a ramble.

Examples

Sometimes my eyes rove over the Scrabble board, looking for any possible connection.

Origin / Etymology

Probably from Middle English *roven, a Midlands variant of Northern Middle English raven (“to wander”), from Old Norse ráfa (“to rove; stray about”). Cognate with Icelandic ráfa (“to wander”), Scots rave (“to wander; stray; roam”).

Synonyms

cast, drift, ramble, range, reeve, roam, roll, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander

Scrabble Score: 7

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

Words With Friends Score: 8

rove: valid Words With Friends Word