rhodes
NOUN
/roʊdz/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH R
rhodes is a valid 6-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1H4O1D2E1S1
1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does rhodes mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes.
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2
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902).
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