Rod
/ɹɒd/
Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:4 pts3 letters
Definition of Rod
noun
- A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
- A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
- A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
"When I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water."
- A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
- An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.
"The judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod."
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Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Rod"
Rod is a 3-letter word that scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "rod" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Rod" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "rod" is a low-scoring word.