rootbound

ADJECTIVE
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

rootbound is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1O1O1T1B3O1U1N1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does rootbound mean?

ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

(of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots.

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2

Having the roots matted or densely tangled.

“shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs”

SIMILAR
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of rootbound

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