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Definition of roundabout

"roundabout" in the noun sense

1. traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

2. carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig

a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

"roundabout" in the adjective sense

1. circuitous, roundabout

marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

"the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"

"a roundabout paragraph"

"hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"

2. devious, circuitous, roundabout

deviating from a straight course

"a scenic but devious route"

"a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"

"a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"

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Quotations for roundabout

A rogue is a roundabout fool. [ Coleridge ]

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roundabout in Scrabble®

The word roundabout is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters roundabout:

ROUNDABOUT
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

bradoon, burnout, odorant, onboard, outburn, rotunda, tornado, unboard

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word roundabout

ROUNDABOUT
(144)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In roundabout

ROUNDABOUT
(144)
ROUNDABOUT
(126)
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(96)
ONBOARD
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ONBOARD
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UNBOARD
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roundabout in Words With Friends™

The word roundabout is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters roundabout:

ROUNDABOUT
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

bradoon, burnout, odorant, onboard, outburn, rotunda, tornado, unboard

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word roundabout

ROUNDABOUT
(261)
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(207)
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(150)
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(126)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In roundabout

ROUNDABOUT
(261)
ROUNDABOUT
(207)
ROUNDABOUT
(150)
ROUNDABOUT
(126)
OUTBURN
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UNBOARD
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Words containing the sequence roundabout

Words that start with roundabout (2 words)

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Words with roundabout in them (1 word)

roundabout

Words that end with roundabout (1 word)

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Word Growth involving roundabout

Shorter words in roundabout

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out bout about

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Longer words containing roundabout

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