roundabout
NOUNADJECTIVE
/raʊnd_ə,baʊt/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
roundabout is a valid 10-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1O1U1N1D2A1B3O1U1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does roundabout mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct.
“a roundabout paragraph”
“hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Deviating from a straight course.
“a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
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