/ɹoʊ/
noun

Is RHO a Scrabble word?

Yes. RHO is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.

  2. The sensitivity of the option value to the risk-free interest rate.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: rho via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From the name of the Ancient Greek letter ῥῶ (rhô).

RHO at a glance

RHO has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (R 1 + H 4 + O 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #35,549 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -RHO

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Same last three letters as RHO. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

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