war of the roses
NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH W
war of the roses is a valid 16-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4A1R1O1F4T1H4E1R1O1S1E1S1
4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does war of the roses mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII.
SYNONYMS