Routers

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts7 letters
Definition of Routers

noun

  1. Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another.

    "The router directed the movement of the company's trucks."

  2. Any device that directs packets of information using the equivalent of Open Systems Interconnection layer 3 (network layer) information. Most commonly used in reference to Internet Protocol routers.
  3. A device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet by, at minimum, selectively passing those datagrams having a destination IP address to the network which is able to deliver them to their destination; a network gateway.

    "The router was configured to forward packets outside of a certain range of IP addresses to its internet uplink port."

  4. (electronic design automation) In integrated circuit or printed circuit board design, an algorithm for adding all wires needed to properly connect all of the placed components while obeying all design rules.

noun

  1. A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves.

    "He made an attractive edge on the table with a router."

  2. A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes.
  3. A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.
Anagrams of Routers

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "routers":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "routers" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Routers"

Routers is a 7-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "routers" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Routers" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "routers" is a low-scoring word.