Is “Round” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
ROUND
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
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Meaning of Round

/ˈɹaʊnd/

adverb
  1. 1.So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.

    High above, vultures circled around.

  2. 2.So as to surround or be near.

    Everybody please gather around.

  3. 3.Nearly; approximately; about.

    An adult elephant weighs around five tons.

preposition
  1. 1.Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.

    I planted a row of lilies around the statue.

  2. 2.(of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.

    There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information.

  3. 3.Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.

    She went around the track fifty times.

noun
  1. 1.A circular or spherical object or part of an object.

  2. 2.A circular or repetitious route.

    The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon.

  3. 3.A general outburst from a group of people at an event.

    The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two.

Synonyms: rump, canon

verb
  1. 1.To shape something into a curve.

    The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.

  2. 2.To become shaped into a curve.

  3. 3.(with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.

    She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.

Synonyms: surround