wars of the roses
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH W
wars of the roses is a valid 17-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4A1R1S1O1F4T1H4E1R1O1S1E1S1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING
What does wars 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.
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